Issue
Access to Information and Electoral Documents
Criteria
- The media took steps to reach all segments of society, including those who speak minority languages or live in rural areas
- The state took the steps necessary to give effect to rights during voter education
- The electoral management body provided citizens with access to information throughout the electoral process
- Documents regarding the electoral process, including voting operations, were publicly accessible and accurate
- The right to access to information was respected throughout the voting process
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.
- Observers should be given copies of all protocols and tabulation sheets.
- States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.
- Media, public and private, could facilitate effective participation by persons with disabilities by providing political reporting and information in accessible formats.
- Media and information literacy education should be promoted to enable individuals to access, understand, and critically analyze information, including online.
- To address disinformation online, self-regulation by internet intermediaries and positive measures, including independent fact-checking, public education, and media literacy campaigns, could be prioritized over criminalisation.