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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Criterion

There were clear legal provisions regarding the electoral system and boundary delimitation


Election Parts

  • Electoral System and Boundary Delimitation

Issues

  • The Legal Framework for Electoral Systems and Boundary Delimitation
Summaries
  • The fundamental aspects of the electoral law should be enshrined in the constitution or at another level higher than ordinary law.
  • Electoral legislation should be made widely available to the public for review.
  • The delimitation of boundaries should be enshrined in the constitution or at another level above ordinary law.
  • The process of boundary delimitation should be clearly stated in law.
  • Voting processes must be subject to the rule of law, not to decisions of the current government or a single party.
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Election Obligations & Standards Database

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