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Boundary Delimitation
BD01 Are constituencies delimited for election purposes?
Direct Democracy
DD01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
a. Name and Title: Hanna Berheim
DD02 Which forms of direct democracy, if any, are currently possible at the national level?
Please check the glossary for the definition of the following terms:
DD04 What is the legal basis for optional referendums at the national level?
DD05 What is the legal basis for citizens' initiatives at the national level?
DD07 What is the legal basis for recalls at the national level?
DD124 If free media access is provided, what are the criteria for allocating broadcast time / printing space?
DD126 What restrictions or controls, if any, are there on media coverage of the campaign and/or issue during the relevant period?
DD13 When were direct democracy mechanisms first introduced into the legal framework at the national level?
Date (yyyy)
DD14 When was an administrative framework for direct democracy mechanisms first introduced at the national level? Date (yyyy)
DD28 What are the issues, if any, in relation to which referendums are optional at the national level?
DD38 What, if any, are the quorum requirements for a mandatory referendum to be valid? Please specify numbers/percentages.
DD39 What, if any, are the quorum requirements for a optional referendum to be valid? Please specify numbers/percentages.
DD67 What restrictions, if any, are there in relation to the time period in which an individual/position can be recalled?
DD70 If a separate ballot to replace an individual who has been recalled takes place, how soon after the recall ballot is it held?
DD72 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for an abrogative referendum (optional)?
Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.
DD73 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for a rejective referendum (optional)?
Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.
DD74 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for a citizens' initiative?
Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.
DD75 How many verified signatures are required to start the formal decision-making stage for an agenda initiative?
Indicate figures in the appropriate boxes. If more than one answer exists for any individual box, explain in the comment section.
Electoral Management
EM01 Please provide the following contact information for the national electoral management body:
a. Name of Institution Central Election Commission
EM02 Does this national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
EM06 The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
EM08 According to official sources, what was the estimated overall cost (in US dollars if available) of the most recent national elections?
EM09 What was the total number of registered voters or, where there was no voter roll, the estimated number of eligible voters?
Legislative Framework
LF01 What is the status of the electoral law governing national elections?
LF03 The national electoral law covers:
LF04 Is voting on the national level voluntary or compulsory?
Media and Elections
ME01 Please provide information about the person completing the questionnaire.
ME11 What laws, if any, guarantee freedom of access to public information for representatives of the media?
ME13 What are the laws, if any, which govern the operations of the public broadcaster?
Specify the date of the latest version (including latest amendments)
ME18 What are the laws, if any, that provide for the safeguards for editorial autonomy in relation to the public broadcaster(s)?
ME19 What are the laws, if any, which govern the granting of broadcasting licenses/frequencies to private broadcasters?
ME22 What are the legal conditions, if any, under which the activities of a media outlet may be suspended?
ME37 What are the criteria for allocating free broadcast time and/or free printed advertisement space to political parties?
ME38 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a political party is permitted to spend on paid advertising during a campaign period?
b. The law does not specify any limits on paid advertising X
ME55 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a presidential candidate is permitted to spend on paid advertising?
ME56 What are the laws, if any, which govern the disclosure of campaign advertising expenditures by political parties and candidates?
ME57 What, if any, is the maximum amount that a media outlet can charge parties/candidates for advertising during the campaign?
ME58 How does this maximum amount (identified in question C.15.1) affect the political participation of smaller or newly formed parties?
ME59 Are televised debates between candidates or party representatives normally conducted?
ME60 What legal requirements, if any, regulate the participation of candidates or party representatives in media debates?
ME62 What is the blackout period, if any, during which results of pre-election opinion polls may not be released to the public?
Vote Counting
VC04 Following the close of the voting, where are the votes first sorted and counted?
Voting Operations
VO04 Who can vote from outside the country?
VO05 If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
VO10 Is there a maximum allowable voter capacity of a polling station for the national elections?
VO11 How do electors cast their votes?
Voter Registration
VR01 What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
VR02 Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
VR04 Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
May 20, 2008 08:20 AM
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