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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Deterrence of Fraud


Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Criteria

  • 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
Summaries
  • Elections must be held by equal suffrage.
  • The electoral system should endeavor to ensure equal suffrage by according each voter and vote equal weight.
  • Polling procedures designed to diminish the value of the votes of particular individuals, groups, or geographic areas are unacceptable.
  • Duplicate voting is prohibited.
  • Provided they allowed for consistency with other international obligations, safeguards may be used to diminish the potential for duplicate voting.
  • Voters' fingers may be marked to prevent duplicate voting.
  • Ballot box "stuffing" is prohibited.
  • As voting begins, ballot boxes should be shown to be empty.
  • All ballots, including unused ballots, should be accounted for during election day.
  • Ballot boxes should be properly sealed at the beginning of the vote.
  • Sensitive election materials should be stored securely throughout the voting process.
  • Safeguards should be in place to prevent removal of evidence of how a voter has voted from the polling station.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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