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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Independence and Impartiality of the Electoral Management Body


Election Parts

  • Legal Framework
  • Election Management

Criteria

  • The electoral management body acted impartially in the administration of the election
  • The electoral management body had sufficient resources to implement all phases of the election process
  • There was an independent and impartial electoral management body
  • Steps were taken to institutionalize efficient and effective public administration
Summaries
  • Everyone should have access, free from discrimination, to the public service of the country.
  • Election management bodies should be impartial and should not discriminate in the performance of their public function.
  • The bodies appointing members of electoral commissions must not be free to dismiss them at will.
  • The state should establish an independent and impartial election body.
  • The central election commission should be permanent in nature.
  • The impartiality of election management bodies should be ensured at all levels, from the national commission to the polling station.
  • Sufficient funding and resources should be provided for the conduct of the electoral process, free from interference from any other electoral stakeholders.
  • The composition of the election commission can vary, but the principles of independence and impartiality should be upheld.
  • Civil servants and public officials should be obliged by law to act neutrally and impartially.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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