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Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should be reviewed to address gaps and ambiguities, including regulating the use of loans, developing a comprehensive methodology for evaluation of in-kind donations and defining the activities that constitute prohibited early campaigning.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To improve accountability, an effective mechanism could be considered to enable the APC to directly cross-check donors against a database for public procurement contractors and law enforcement databases and to identify multiple donations by a single donor.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Provisions on defamation and false information which are contrary to international standards on freedom of expression should be removed from the legislation.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Additional effort could be made by broadcasters to improve the quality of editorial coverage of the campaign and to develop their own electoral content rather than using footage provided by contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
18
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a prompt remedy of media disputes during the electoral campaign, the law should be amended to prescribe that complaints by all stakeholders should be filed and reviewed within short timeframes. The AEM should consider acting ex officio upon possible irregularities, in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Media
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure effective remedy, consideration should be given to extending the rights of voters to file complaints on all aspects of the electoral process, including the possibility to challenge election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to adopting procedural guidelines and complaints templates. To enhance transparency of the election dispute resolution a publicly accessible register of complaints should be created and the Constitutional Court should hold public hearings, with parties having the right to attend and to present their cases.
Recommendation # in final report:
21
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to facilitate equal participation of persons with disabilities, efforts should be undertaken to ensure that polling station premises and layout are suitable for independent access by voters with disabilities. Additional measures could be considered, including voter information material in multiple formats, and effective training on disability inclusion to lower-level election commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
22
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Montenegro
2020
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the accountability and enhance transparency of the process, tabulation procedures at MECs should be regulated in detail, particularly with regards to handling PB result protocols when figures do not reconcile. Consideration could be given to broaden the access to PB results protocols, such as by promptly posting the protocols at the polling stations and publishing them online.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Election Day
Montenegro
2018
EOM
Presidential
Comprehensive and inclusive review of the electoral legal framework should be considered to regulate all key aspects of the election process, address omissions and to harmonize provisions from different election laws to avoid legal collision. All amendments should be adopted in broad and inclusive public consultation well in advance of the next election.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2023
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
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