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"Public bodies and relevant private bodies must proactively publish information. "
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ACHPR: Model Law on Access to Information for Africa, art. 2(f)
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  • The election management process should be transparent.
  • Reports should be timely, public, detailed, and comprehensive and should be understandable to the public at large.
  • Parties should offer access to their foundational documents, procedures, and accounts.
  • States should proactively put in the public domain government information of public interest.
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