Election Obligations & Standards Database

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"It is not so much changing voting systems which is a bad thing – they can always be changed for the better – as changing them frequently or just before (within one year of) elections. Even when no manipulation is intended, changes will seem to be dictated by immediate party political interests. "

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CoE (Venice Commission): Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, II.2.65 (exp. report)

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Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters

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Summaries

No substantial change to the electoral law should be made within the six months prior to the election without the consent of a majority of political actors.