The final voters list should be posted by casilla in the ten days preceding
the election to allow voters to confirm both their inclusion on the list and
the location of their casilla. This should also help political parties and
observers determine if there is any systematic exclusion of voters from the
list.

Quick counts, or parallel vote tabulations, are important instruments to
verify official results and to provide early information about voting trends.
We believe that exit polls, on the other hand, should be avoided. They are
unreliable in a climate of suspicion and they will create a negative
atmosphere if voters think they are being watched.

National observers should undertake a mobile strategy on election day to
cover as many casillas as possible, making a special effort to have
representation at every polling site where there are no opposition
poll watchers

Establish reasonable campaign spending limits; require financial reports during the campaign, rather than after; review, analyze, and verity party finance reports making public conclusions; consider increasing public financing for those that forgo private revenues

Propose commission to review formal complaints about the electoral process and registration list, report on their resolution, and make recommendations to remedy problems identified with the participation of civic monitoring groups

Appoint a commission with a mandate to institutionalize recent gains in the electoral process

Accredit larger numbers of nonpartisan civic observers to enhance their parallel vote tabulation activities and enhance public confidence in the election

Explore other procedures for reducing the possibility of multiple voting

Clarify formulas for legislative seat distribution

Clarify conditions under which elections can be rerun

Improve communication mechanisms between the levels of the election administration

Improve the transmission of results

Give full government support to the Electoral Prosecutor investigating electoral crimes

Enforce provisions for candidates and their agents to observe counting and tabulation processes

Publish and maintain an accurate, realistic election calendar

Control access to polling stations more stringently; implement safeguards to protect secrecy of the vote; identify sufficiently large locations for voting stations

Reorganize tabulation of returns to guarantee efficient, accurate calculation by ensuring venues are large enough to accommodate candidates and their agents and ensuring that only those authorized by election law are allowed to conduct tabulation

Provide more information on the appeals process to candidates and parties, highlighting the type and amount of documentation necessary for a successful appeal; Election Appeals Court should more thoroughly consider cases presented to it

Improve civic education programs, standardize and synchronize voting dates among villages in the county or province

Take steps to ensure that Election Officials are not candidates and are perceived as completely fair and impartial

Institute special precautions to ensure ballot secrecy and security in situations of mass voting

Eliminate or limit the use of proxy ballots; electors should vote by themselves

Require that voter identification cards be checked against the registration list

Use booths that include photos and numbers for each candidate to accommodate illiterate voters

Take additional steps to ensure the privacy of the ballot