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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Criterion

The voter list was publicly displayed, and there was adequate time for public inspection of the list, including time for objections and the adjudication of disputes


Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Issues

  • Voter Access to Registration Information
Summaries
  • Everyone has the right to seek and receive information.
  • Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting personal data.
  • Transparency requires that electoral registers be public documents available for review.
  • Both claims and objections must be allowed.
  • The voter list should be publicly displayed.
  • There should be sufficient time for public inspection of the voter list, for objections to be raised, and for the adjudication of appeals.
  • States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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