Election Observation Portal - Recommendations Database
| 691 recommendations |
|---|
| Recommendation 37 (Election Administration) Ecuador 2007
by: EU The TSE should develop more efficient means to pay the members of the polling stations committees. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 2 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The term of office of ECK Commissioners should run through until six months after the next general elections to enhance their independence and prevent the issue of reappointment playing a role before the elections. The appointment of Commissioners should be subject to approval by a two-thirds-majority of Parliament. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 3 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The ECK should review the structure of its organization in order to strengthen and develop the capacity of its middle management and its secretariat. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 4 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The ECK should issue detailed regulations for the conduct of the entire election at every level of the process (i.e. polling station, constituency level and national level) and provide for full transparency of ECK work at each level. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 5 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The ECK should (i) develop a clearer system of result forms to be completed at each level of the election process, (ii) stipulate that copies of these forms should be made available to persons legally present at the election related venue, (iii) stipulate that these forms should be publicly displayed at every level of the election administration, and (iv) ensure that results are published by polling station at the constituency level and on the ECK website. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 6 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The Electoral Code should enable the ECK to issue regulations, guidelines or instructions, without the approval of the National Assembly, which should be legally binding to all election stakeholders. In all cases the ECK should issue such regulations in adequate time to enable election officers, political parties and voters to be fully aware of their contents. The ECK should also avoid issuing last minute instructions. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 18 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU Tamper proof packets, with security seals, should be introduced for packing and delivery of election results at every level, and clear and detailed instructions issued by the ECK for each stage of the election process. The forms used on election day by polling officers should be simplified and tamper evident. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 34 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The use of vetting procedures for certain parts of the population should, if maintained, be applied without unnecessary delays. Delays in issuing identity cards should be reduced, particularly prior to elections. The practice of bribery to speed up applications should cease, as it constitutes discrimination against the poor. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 35 (Election Administration) Kenya 2007
by: EU The ECK should introduce a permanent set of measures to ensure that all sections of the population that are displaced for reasons of insecurity, natural disasters or any other reason beyond their control can vote. Prior to election periods a full assessment of the needs of these areas should be undertaken to allow adequate planning and logistic preparations. Temporary parallel polling stations should be reviewed to ensure consistency and security in the places where people vote. All necessary facilities and documentation needed by voters in these areas should be in place prior to the elections. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation Bullet-point #1 (Administration électorale) (Election Administration) Mauritania 2007
by: EU La MOE soutient la proposition faite par la CENI de prendre les dispositions appropriées pour organiser à l’avenir le vote des ressortissants mauritaniens résidant à l’étranger. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation Bullet-point #3 (Administration électorale) (Election Administration) Mauritania 2007
by: EU La formation du personnel électoral devrait être organisée plus systématiquement et de manière approfondie en utilisant des méthodes modernes et des outils pédagogiques adaptés. Lors de ces formations, un accent particulier devrait être mis sur l’exigence de neutralité du personnel électoral, sur le rôle et le comportement des forces de l’ordre, sur les modalités du contrôle de l’identité des électeurs, sur la vérification et l’application de l’encre indélébile, sur les modalités d’assistance des électeurs dans le besoin, sur le décompte initial et la réconciliation des bulletins de vote, sur l’appréciation des bulletins nuls, sur les mesures à prendre pour assurer une meilleure conservation du matériel après l’élection. Ces aspects sensibles du processus devraient être davantage sécurisés et faire l’objet d’une pratique uniforme dans l’ensemble des bureaux de vote. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation Bullet-point #5 (Administration électorale) (Election Administration) Mauritania 2007
by: EU Un système neutre et objectif devrait être défini pour fixer l’ordre des candidats sur le bulletin de vote. Le tirage au sort est moins susceptible de contestation que l’ordre chronologique du dépôt des candidatures. Un numéro lisible pourrait figurer sur le bulletin en plus de la photo du candidat et de son nom. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation Bullet-point #7 (Administration électorale) (Election Administration) Mauritania 2007
by: EU Une initiative plus forte et plus déterminée devrait être prise par l’administration pour procéder à la distribution systématique des cartes électorales restantes avant le jour du scrutin. Une campagne d’information adéquate doit être menée à cette fin. La liste électorale devrait également être mise à disposition des électeurs dans tous les bureaux de vote pour contrôle avant le jour du scrutin. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 19 (Election Administration) Algeria 2012
by: EU Dans un contexte de déficit de confiance entre certains partis politiques et acteurs du processus en transition une commission électorale indépendante pourrait permettre de rétablir la confiance dans l’administration électorale nécessaire à la poursuite des réformes électorales. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 10 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU Les institutions électorales gagneraient en transparence et en pédagogie, vis-à-vis des parties prenantes et des citoyens, en procédant à la mise en ligne, en temps réel et systématique, des informations suivantes: les textes législatifs et réglementaires, le bilan des révisions des listes électorales, les décisions et les comptes rendus de réunions consultatives régulières, l'évolution des états de distribution des cartes d'électeur, les communiqués de presse, et toute information utile et nécessaire aux électeurs. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 11 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU Cette capacité de mise en ligne pourrait s’inscrire selon les schémas mis en place, dans certains pays tiers, par les Commissions Électorales Nationales Indépendantes (CENI) les plus performantes en terme de communication auprès des électeurs. Néanmoins, la MOE UE ne suggère en aucune manière aux autorités sénégalaises de s'orienter vers la mise en place d'une CENI pour préparer, organiser et superviser toutes les phases des cycles électoraux. En revanche, la Mission privilégie le renforcement du système actuel d’administration électorale qui a démontré son professionnalisme, son efficacité et sa performance. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 12 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU Les comités électoraux locaux organisés par les AA dans les CL mériteraient une institutionnalisation par un encadrement réglementaire et opérationnel. La participation des juges et des procureurs offrirait un cadre de conseils juridiques par rapport aux infractions du Code électoral. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 13 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU L’efficacité et la compréhension des opérations de vote et de recensement des votes par les MBV seraient renforcées : (i) si le pouvoir des préfets et sous-préfets de former ces acteurs était délégué, par exemple, à des représentants du corps enseignant ayant une expérience de président de BV, en tenant compte de la composante genre ; (ii) si les formations destinées aux MBV et aux représentants des partis politiques étaient dissociées ; (iii) si des termes de référence pour chaque MBV et un plan d’aménagement des BV étaient inclus dans la formation. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 14 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU La MOE UE recommande d’augmenter d’un, voire deux, le nombre de MBV, actuellement fixé à trois, afin : (i) de laisser au président de BV la capacité de superviser les opérations de vote et de recensement; (ii) de confier, à un contrôleur de file d’attente, la responsabilité d’informer l’électeur sur les procédures de vote et de vérifier que celui-ci remplit les conditions pour accéder au BV ; (iii) de garantir la fluidité du vote. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 15 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU La MOE UE recommande: (i) de constitutionnaliser la CENA et de limiter le pouvoir de nomination discrétionnaire de l’ensemble de ses membres dévolu au Président de la République ; (ii) de charger la CENA d'arrêter la liste provisoire des candidats à l’élection présidentielle; (iii) de maintenir la séparation entre, d’une part, les fonctions de supervision et de contrôle exercées par la CENA et, d’autre part, celles confiées au MI ; (iv) de procéder à un renouvellement générationnel progressif des membres de la CENA et de ses démembrements, en tenant compte du genre; et (v) d'inclure parmi ses membres un expert ayant un profil de démographe ou de statisticien électoral. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 16 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU Une synthèse des rapports de mission des délégués de la CAD déployés dans les BV mériterait d’être publiée. Une plus grande synergie entre la CAD et les autres parties prenantes au processus est nécessaire, notamment en matière de conception des PV des résultats. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 17 (Election Administration) Senegal 2012
by: EU Dans l’attente d’une révision consensuelle du Code électoral pour encadrer l’observation électorale, à temps pour les élections législatives du 1er juillet 2012, la MOE UE encourage le ministère en charge des élections, avec la participation de la CENA et en coordination avec la CAD, à mettre en oeuvre la réglementation suivante : (i) un Code de bonne conduite pour les observateurs ; (ii) des critères objectifs d’accréditation valables tout au long de la même élection ; (iii) des délais de dépôt et de remise des accréditations à la fois stricts et réalistes ; (iv) une garantie d'accès à toutes les étapes du processus électoral ; et (v) des délais précis pour la publication des listes provisoire et définitive des organisations accréditées. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 9 (Election Administration) Congo (Kinshasa), Democratic Republic of the 2011
by: EU Destinataire - Parlement Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 1 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU The EU EOM recommends to introduce a provision in the electoral law which stipulates clear criteria and selection mechanisms for CSE magistrates, with a view to emphasising their neutrality, independence and professionalism. This would ideally be undertaken through a process of consensus between the legislative majority and the opposition. When the National Assembly renews the CSE, as imminently required by law, the EU EOM would welcome that when electing magistrates, priority be given to the principles of neutrality and qualifications, and that the process be, again, consensual, despite the fact that the FSLN will have a sufficient majority to renew the CSE unilaterally. When the National Assembly renews the CSE, as imminently required by law, the EU EOM recommends that when electing magistrates, priority be given to the principles of neutrality and qualifications, and that the process be consensual, despite the fact that the FSLN will have a sufficient majority to renew the CSE unilaterally. In fact, it would be useful to introduce a provision in the electoral law which stipulates clear criteria and selection mechanisms for CSE magistrates, with a view to emphasising their neutrality and independence. Again, this would ideally be undertaken through a process of consensus between the legislative majority and the opposition. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 2 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU With regard the composition and functioning of the lower levels of the election administration (departmental, regional and municipal electoral councils, and polling station boards), it is crucial that the principle of political representation provided-for in the electoral law be applied effectively, in order to ensure equitable representation of government and opposition forces, as well as a genuine balancing of powers. In the Nicaraguan context, this will depend on the CSE as well as the CSJ respecting political parties’ integrity and not arbitrarily removing legal status from their leadership, nor cancelling the party’s registration in a discriminatory manner. Only under these conditions can the second political force have the representation it is entitled to by law, and be enabled to participate in election administration at departmental and municipal levels, as well as in polling stations. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 3 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU The EU EOM recommends to the National Assembly that the assignation of the third seats on electoral councils be clarified. The electoral law currently states that these so-called ‘second members’ of the regional, departmental and municipal electoral councils and polling station boards be distributed among the remaining political contenders, without specifying any criteria. The electoral law would be improved if it included explicit regulation with clear rules, ideally to ensure equal distribution of positions amongst all political parties other than the two most successful in the previous elections. Equally, it is considered extremely important that the selection of all members of electoral councils and polling station boards be undertaken in compliance with clear timetables, and be immediately followed by publication of the lists of selected individuals. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 4 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU The EU EOM recommends that the CSE cease to rely on figures not provided-for by law, such as the voting centre coordinators, and the ‘route managers’ (técnicos de ruta), to whom the CSE assigned crucial functions during the voting, counting and transmission of results forms. These functions could not be audited by opposition parties, whose members were not considered for selection for these posts. The mission considers that where tasks relating to the civil register or election administration require technical support, this should be provided-for by regulation, in such a way that the posts be clearly described, selections subject to the same pluralist criteria as for any other member of the election administration, and their work subject to auditing by political parties. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 5 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU The EU EOM considers it important that the CSE avail itself of its ample regulatory powers and that all electoral operations and procedures be clearly established in regulations published at least six months before the elections. This is especially relevant to the procedures for voter registration; election observation; voting and counting; results aggregation, and complaints and appeals. Where training materials are required to complement regulations, these too should be published in good time. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 6 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU The EU EOM believes it necessary for the CSE to improve the training it provides to staff in electoral councils at all levels, as well as to polling station staff. Training programmes should be announced with adequate notice, and simultaneously to all political parties. The bringing forward of training and swearing-in of polling station staff was communicated to the ruling party with one week’s notice, and only 24 hours’ notice was given to opposition parties, severely impeding their ability to ensure their representation within polling station boards. It is obligatory to abide by the dates established in the electoral calendar, except when faced with unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure, and then only with due consultation of all parties. Violation of this legal provision is all the more serious when it harms some parties while benefitting others, as happened with the unexpected and unjustified early publication of the provisional results. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 7 (Election Administration) Nicaragua 2011
by: EU Samples of all official documents to be used during the process should be made available in good time to enable political parties and citizens to familiarise themselves with them. Such documents would include the various forms used at polling stations, as well as the forms for results aggregations. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 15 (Election Administration) Tunisia 2011
by: EU La pérennisation de l’ISIE pour le prochain cycle électoral complet, en tant qu’administration électorale, permettrait de conserver la mémoire institutionnelle et technique pour la totalité du premier cycle électoral postrévolutionnaire. Cette logique de professionnalisation implique cependant une restructuration profonde à tous les niveaux de l’administration électorale pour ne conserver que le personnel compétent, utile et disponible sur la base de l’expérience acquise lors des élections du 23 octobre. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 16 (Election Administration) Tunisia 2011
by: EU L’ISIE ne comprendrait pas plus de neuf membres afin d’être opérationnelle et efficace. L’Organe technique administratif et financier (OTAF), comme prévu par la loi, aurait un directeur exécutif et tous les membres requis, tant au niveau national que régional. Elle serait aussi chargée de la mise à jour périodique d’un registre informatisé des électeurs. Enfin, le nombre de membres des IRE devrait être proportionnel au nombre d’électeurs et/ou du nombre de sièges à pourvoir dans cette circonscription. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 17 (Election Administration) Tunisia 2011
by: EU L’efficacité et la compréhension du travail de l’administration électorale seraient renforcées par des consultations régulières avec les autres acteurs du processus électoral (partis politiques, société civile, représentants de l’État). Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 18 (Election Administration) Tunisia 2011
by: EU La MOE UE recommande fortement d’organiser des élections avec un temps de préparation supérieur à six mois, afin d'aboutir à des élections de bonne qualité, avec les sauvegardes, la transparence et la traçabilité nécessaires, et au bénéfice des électeurs. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 6 (Election Administration) Zambia 2011
by: EU The problem of a lack of trust in the Electoral Commission by stakeholders could be addressed by revising the appointments process for key positions in the Electoral Commission based on best practice principles for public appointments. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 7 (Election Administration) Zambia 2011
by: EU To ensure consistency the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission could replace the Chief Justice as the returning officer for the presidential election. Such a step would avoid a potential conflict of interest in the event of a petition to the Supreme Court over the validity of a presidential election. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 8 (Election Administration) Zambia 2011
by: EU Introducing more permanent structures at either provincial or district levels would reduce the reliance of the Electoral Commission on seconded administrative structures to prepare for elections and provide it with greater direct managerial control over all aspects of the process. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 9 (Election Administration) Zambia 2011
by: EU Broader provisions for special voting and the simplification of existing procedures in place would better ensure all groups that are eligible to vote are able to do so. This applies to a number of categories of voters including election monitors, party agents, security personnel on duty on the days around the elections, as well as the housebound and hospitalised. It also includes prisoners held in custody at the time of an election. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 10 (Election Administration) Zambia 2011
by: EU A review of the size and number of the larger polling stations could benefit the efficient processing of voters within the time limits set by law while at the same time guaranteeing a more regulated environment that can be sufficiently managed by presiding officers. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 3 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU ONPE could consider eliminating the sealing of the ballot papers in order to avoid unnecessary delays in the counting process. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 4 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU It would be advisable to provide polling station staff with financial incentives to reduce absenteeism and subsequent late opening of polling stations and replacement of absent members by untrained staff. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 5 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU It would be advisable to avoid the public announcement of exit polls on election day to eliminate eventual false expectations and potential unrest. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 7 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU The electoral law provides that JEEs and ODPEs should be located in the same building. In practice, these electoral bodies choose to house themselves separately. It would be advisable that at least for the aggregation of results the ODPEs and JEEs are located in the same premises so that “observed” results forms are dealt with in an expedite manner. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 8 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU “Early voting” could be introduced to allow voters who are working on election day and on the election itself, such as police and armed forces, journalists and observers, to cast their ballot. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 9 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU Specific regulations and procedures should be adopted for the out of country voting. The electoral institutions should better control the process by sending election officials to organize and support diplomatic staff in their election related tasks. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 10 (Election Administration) Peru 2011
by: EU In remote areas, the electoral institutions could consider either establishing polling stations closer to voters, even if they have a reduced number of voters, or the possibility of mobile polling stations to avoid that voters walk or travel long distances and to bring voting, being mandatory, closer to the voter. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 9 (Election Administration) Nigeria 2011
by: EU To further improve the transparency of the process, official results should be published broken down to polling unit level. The Electoral Act should include provisions for the publication of results per polling unit, collation centres, wards and constituencies. From the proclamation of the winners, such results should be available to the public, by using among other means the INEC website. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 10 (Election Administration) Nigeria 2011
by: EU The demarcation of electoral boundaries has not been updated since 1996. Therefore, proper analysis of the recent population growth and a review of electoral constituencies should be planned and implemented for the 2015 elections. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 11 (Election Administration) Nigeria 2011
by: EU INEC should timely inform on the details of postponed and cancelled elections, both at Federal and State level. This should be a priority for the electoral management body. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
| Recommendation 12 (Election Administration) Nigeria 2011
by: EU INEC should devise a more robust and swifter internal results verification mechanism to be put in place before the official proclamation of the winners. Recommendation status: recommended Open full report |
