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"The electoral laws or instructions given by electoral administration bodies should clarify which persons are authorised to be in the polling stations. Besides the voters and the polling station officials, authorised persons are usually representatives (agents, proxies) of candidates or political parties/ alliances, domestic and, if invited, international observers, and the media. However, there is always the risk that unauthorised persons are present inside the polling station, too. In a number of elections, observers reported the presence of unauthorized persons due to unclear instructions given to electoral officials or failures to implement respective rules. "
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CoE (Venice Commission): Report on Electoral Law and Electoral Administration in Europe, para. 130

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