The media should provide accurate, balanced reporting on the electoral process and refrain from biased reporting that could be inflammatory or provoke violence

Consider reopening negotiations btw Palestinian and Israeli officials to ease voting in East Jerusalem and preparations for upcoming legislative elections

Provide greater freedom of movement during the campaign period; greater freedom of movement should be given to election officials well in advance of the campaign

Develop and enforce a code of conduct for political parties to ensure inappropriate pressure is not applied to the CEC on election day

Eliminate special and omitted voters’ lists based on the data gathered during the first round

Clearly decide which limited categories of people can vote by derogation, without exceptions

Standardize procedures for determining a spoiled ballot

Provide appropriate weatherproof protective packaging for electoral materials to all voting centers

Sealed results must not be opened by anyone other than compilation center staff, in the presence of party witnesses and observers

Procedures for the payment and other working conditions of election workers must be practical, effective, and communicated clearly and consistently to all workers ahead of time

The electoral authority should be independent from government and accountable to and receive funding from the National Assembly

Improve communication among GECOM, political parties, civil society, and elections observers, possibly through the establishment of a liaison office

Ensure appropriate legal remedies are exercised in considering challenges to electoral results

Improve the speed of vote count reporting, possibly through electronic transmission of preliminary results

Implement expansive voter and civic education program, focusing on ensuring correct and consistent information is disseminated regarding elections and voting processes

Revitalize the Task Force on Local Government Reform, specifically areas of allocating the greatest number of seats possible on a constituency/ward basis

Build a nonpartisan election authority at all levels

Improve transparency in the operations of the election council

Extend the election calendar to start earlier

Match the electoral roll to voter identification

Accelerate the transmission and tabulation of vote results

Clarify the districts to which polling stations belong

Institutionalizing the Independence and Procedures of the CEC and Further Steps Towards Transparency

Additional Efforts to Strengthen Electoral Law

Reviewing Ballot Design as Part of Steps to Further Protect the Rights of Illiterate Voters