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Hungary
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Criminal defamation provisions should be repealed in favour of civil sanctions.
Recommendation # in final report:
23
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Media
Hungary
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should be amended to ensure that complaints are reviewed by the election commissions and the courts in sessions that give the complainant and the defendant the right to be heard. Further, NEC procedures could provide all commission members greater opportunities to contribute to the formulation of draft decisions. The drafting process should be inclusive and open to the deliberation of alternative decisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
24
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Hungary
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance access to an effective remedy, concrete measures should be taken to aid election stakeholders in the filing of complaints and appeals. The NEC should further be empowered to consider an issue on the merits ex-officio when the complaint raises a valid point of concern, but would otherwise be rejected on formal grounds.
Recommendation # in final report:
25
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with international obligations, restrictions on the suffrage rights of persons with mental disabilities should be removed or be decided on a case by case basis, depending on specific circumstances.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
As a permanent body responsible for the overall conduct of elections, the NEC should anticipate and address potentially unclear provisions in the law as early as possible in the electoral process.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The election administration could consider conducting a broader voter education campaign, through diverse channels, especially when new elements of the electoral process are introduced. Specific efforts could be made to reach out to national minority voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to introducing a mechanism for investigating complaints concerning entries in candidate signature sheets. Such a mechanism should be established inclusively, sufficiently in advance of elections and be communicated in due time to all stakeholders.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should issue clear and comprehensive guidelines on the use of public and private space for campaign purposes to ensure equal opportunity and sufficient access for all electoral contestants.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Hungary
2014
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to ensuring that polling stations handling absentee voting also comply with the legal limit of voters per regular polling station.
Recommendation # in final report:
34
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day Procedures and Announcement of Results
Hungary
2018
LEOM
Parliamentary
elections
To encourage transparency in campaign finance, prevent possible fraud and abuse of public funding, itemized reporting on income and expenditures for individual candidates and parties should be published by the SAO, including online and in a searchable format. The SAO could consider conducting a preliminary review of campaign financing and publishing its results before election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Campaign and Party Finance
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