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Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State-owned media should provide adequate coverage of candidates in their news and political programmes and provide voters with relevant information on contestants’ programmes and activities. Consideration should be given to develop policy guidance to media for parliamentary elections period.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
Consideration could be given to introduce stricter requirements to qualify for mobile voting and further detail the procedures to safeguard the integrity of the election process. Identified shortcomings and malpractices with the administration of homebound voting should be addressed during training of election staff and adequately followed up by the authorities.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
State-owned media should provide impartial and balanced coverage in their news and political programmes to all contestants and should provide voters with sufficient information to make an informed choice. To achieve this, the competent authorities could develop policy guidance and training for electoral periods.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Media
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The Election Code should be revised to provide a comprehensive hierarchical framework for election dispute resolution, as well as to eliminate ambiguities regarding jurisdictions and calculation of deadlines. At a minimum, all candidates and voters in the constituency concerned should be able to file complaints against election results at all levels.
Recommendation # in final report:
28
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
To enhance the transparency of tabulation and instil public confidence in the accuracy of the results, detailed and uniform provisions and procedural safeguards should govern the process at TECs. TECs should conduct uninterrupted sessions from the closing of polls until the completion of TEC results protocols with PEC protocols tabulated in the presence and with the consent of the PEC.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
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:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to revising the Election Code to provide a dedicated section on complaints and appeals that ensures a systematic and simple framework of all mechanisms for legal redress in one hierarchical and clear structure. Amendments should ensure that all acts, omissions and decisions of election commissions are subject to judicial appeal.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
As previously recommended, to enhance the integrity of the voting process, authorities should consider introducing more robust security measures such as uniform translucent ballot boxes, ballot papers with safety features, and unique PEC stamps. To ensure secrecy of the vote, voters should be instructed to fold their ballots after marking their choice on the ballot.
Recommendation # in final report:
29
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2015
EOM
Presidential
The election administration, the courts and the Prosecutor’s Office should duly and impartially consider the substance of all complaints in a meaningful manner and ensure that all perpetrators found guilty of election violations are held accountable.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
Belarus
2016
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Every voter, candidate, and political party should have the right to lodge a complaint on every aspect of the electoral process. The deadlines for filing complaints should be suited to the pace and context of an electoral process so as to ensure the right to effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Belarus
2019
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Identified shortcomings and malpractices with the administration of homebound voting should be addressed during the training of election staff and adequately followed up by the authorities. Stricter requirements to qualify for mobile voting could be introduced to prevent abuse.
Recommendation # in final report:
30
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Early Voting and Election Day
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