The election laws should be amended and the CNE should pass a regulation to ensure that the publication of results is detailed and accurate. In particular:
i. Copies of each polling station minutes (Acta de Operasaun) should be made available to candidate or party agents at the polling station.
ii. If counting takes place at polling stations, greater efforts should be made to ensure that the minutes are displayed at each polling centre immediately after the count.
iii. Detailed preliminary and final results should be published in due time in newspapers, announced to the media, and posted on the CNE’s website. An electronic copy on CDs could be made available to candidates and parties and to observers. A clear explanation should be given of the tabulation process, and why results may change during district and national tabulation.
iv. When publishing partial, preliminary or final results the CNE should publish all available data, including results for all candidates, the total number of votes cast, and the number of invalid ballots.
v. When publishing preliminary or final results, the results should be broken down by district and polling station.
vi. Candidates and parties should be given the detailed breakdown of preliminary results as soon as they are announced, because they only have 24 hours to present an appeal against them.