Issue
Access to Electoral Information
Election Parts
Criteria
- The state took steps to ensure de facto equality between men and women
- The state proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest
- The right of access to information was respected throughout the electoral process, including its relation to the media
- Voters were able to form opinions independently, on the basis of information from a plurality of sources and free from any manipulative interference
Summaries
- Everyone has the right to seek and receive information.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of national security.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of territorial integrity.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of public safety.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting the reputation and rights of others.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of protecting personal data.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of maintaining the authority and impartiality of the judiciary.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of preventing crime or disorder.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including in the interest of preventing the disclosure of information received in confidence.
- Access to information may be restricted only in limited cases, including when an expression seeks to destroy other established rights.
- An applicant for an official document should not be obliged to give reasons for requesting an official document.
- States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.
- Collection and publication of gender-disaggregated information around electoral processes contributes to raising awareness and advancement of women's rights.
- Media and information literacy education should be promoted to enable individuals to access, understand, and critically analyze information, including online.