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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Issue

Right to an Effective Remedy and Voter Registration


Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Criteria

  • An effective remedy was available for all citizens for violations of their rights during the voter registration process
  • There was a clear timeline for complaints regarding voter registration that ensured that complaints were resolved prior to election day and in time for the election
Summaries
  • Individuals must have the right to a remedy for violation of their participatory rights relating to the election process.
  • Remedy should be available for complaints arising throughout the electoral process.
  • Effective redress requires disputes to be dealt with in a timely manner.
  • Decisions on requests for a remedy should be made with a time period set by law.
  • Complaints relating to the voters register should be resolved prior to election day.
  • The timeline for filing complaints arising from the voter registration period may be limited directly before the election to allow for the finalization of voter registers.
  • Remedy procedures should be clearly stated in law and pursuit of these procedures should be allowed within a reasonable limit of time.
  • Both claims and objections must be allowed.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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