Recommendation 32 (Complaints and Appeals) Lebanon 2009
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With regard to the existing recourse for appeal to the Constitutional Council against election results, the effectiveness of the complaints process could be enhanced by a revision of the timeframe for decisions. While the thirty-day margin for complaints to be submitted is appropriate, the CC’s requirement to produce a decision only within three months is excessive. Unless an adjournment for specific evidential reasons is necessary, the CC should be required to determine appeals within one month of their submission, providing a record of the evidence considered.
