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Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to vesting the authority for campaign finance oversight with an independent institution endowed with adequate capacity and resources.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To protect media freedom, defamation should be decriminalized and the provisions for the right of reply for politicians and public officials repealed.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Media
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Media
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The legislation should provide more clarity to guarantee the resolution of election-related disputes within expedited timeframes. In addition, election administration bodies could consider producing standard operating procedures for handling complaints, including by PECs on election day, emphasizing the requirements for publication of reasoned decisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The procedures for the processing of postal ballots by the municipalities and the Ministry of Interior could be further detailed and the respective activities rendered more transparent. Consideration could be given to designating greater resources to municipalities to enable them to perform their duties effectively.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The election legislation could be amended to clearly specify that SEC decisions on procedural matters are binding for lower-level election commissions.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election administration
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The extensive ban on the publication of opinion polls before elections could be reviewed to ensure conformity with the guarantees of freedom of expression and information.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election campaign
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure a level playing field, provisions to ban the misuse of public resources should be considered. This could include a prohibition on announcing and initiating, during electoral campaigns, major social projects and measures of public significance, which might create a favorable perception of the initiating parties.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2024
Final report heading:
Election campaign
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to reducing the annual limit for donations.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to providing appropriate regulation for third party financing, reconciling the objectives of ensuring transparency and accountability with the guarantees of freedom of association and expression.
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
Slovakia
2020
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The provisions on campaign financing could be amended to include regulations to report on incomes and on unspent campaign funds. To increase the transparency of campaign finance, the MoI could be obliged to publish its oversight reports within clearly established timeframes.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
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:
2024
Final report heading:
Campaign finance
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