305 Results
Criteria
Statements summarizing quotes from international documents- Each vote was of equal weight
- The apportionment criteria were publicly available and included details such as the number of residents, number of registered voters, number of actual voters, or a combination thereof
- Where variances occurred between the number of voters in various constituencies, they were small
- The election calendar provided sufficient time for a review of the boundaries to take place as necessary
- Equal suffrage was respected throughout the electoral process, including vote counting, consistent with the concept of one person, one vote
- Safeguards were put in place to ensure that there existed no opportunity to falsify or substitute ballots, including during the vote counting and tabulation process
- Voter education campaigns included information about the voting and registration process
- Voter education campaigns included information on restrictions that may be applied to participatory rights
- Voter education efforts included information about all electoral rights, including equal suffrage, the right to vote and be elected, the right to an effective remedy, and the secret ballot
- The state took steps to facilitate registration
- The voter list was accurate and up-to-date
- Voter registration processes prevented multiple registrations
- Procedures did not diminish the value of the votes of particular individuals, groups, or geographic areas
- Safeguards were in place to prevent multiple voting and other forms of ballot fraud
- Safeguards were in place to prevent removal of evidence of how a voter voted from the polling station
- Proxy voting, if allowed, was strictly regulated
- Candidates and political parties were able to compete with each other on an equal basis
- No one suffered discrimination or disadvantage of any kind because of their candidacy
- Regulations for candidacy and campaigning were not discriminatory
- Female candidates participated in the electoral process on an equal basis with men
- Special measures were taken to ensure de facto equality for people with disabilities
- Special measures were taken, as necessary, to promote equality for minorities
- The state took steps to ensure de facto equality between men and women
- The electoral management body treated all citizens equally
- The electoral management body included women
- Everyone was treated equally before the law and courts
- The electoral dispute resolution process did not discriminate on the basis of prohibited grounds
- The electoral system did not discriminate against citizens on grounds prohibited by international law
- Quotas for groups other than those whose interests are protected by special measures were regulated so as not to promote inequality among voters
- Citizenship rules did not discriminate directly or indirectly against women
- The rules regarding citizenship were clear and nondiscriminatory
- Minorities were able to use their own language(s)
- The legal framework for elections did not include provisions that discriminate on the basis of prohibited grounds
- The legal framework for elections included guarantees of equality before the law
- The legal framework provided equal access to any place or service intended for use by the public
- The legal framework for elections included guarantees of equality before the law for men and women
- Female and male candidates received equal coverage
- News coverage of incumbents in the public media was not abused so that it constituted additional free airtime or print coverage
- Political parties and candidates had access to the public media on a nondiscriminatory basis
- The media took steps to reach all segments of society, including those who speak minority languages or live in rural areas
- The regulation of the media promoted equality and absence of discrimination
- All citizens received voter education regardless of their race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation or gender identity, property, birth, or other status
- Locations used for voter education were accessible in a nondiscriminatory manner
- Voter education materials facilitated voting by illiterate voters
- Voter education materials were available in all official languages as well as minority languages
- All candidates were treated equitably with regard to campaign finance and expenditures
- There were limits imposed on campaign expenditures
- Candidacy requirements upheld freedom of association
- Citizens were able to support any and all candidates of their choice
- Every citizen had the right to be elected, subject only to reasonable restrictions