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"The legal framework should establish clear, predictable and proportionate sanctions for infringements of the prohibition of the misuse of administrative resources, from administrative fines to the ultimate consequence of cancelling election results where irregularities may have affected the outcome. Civil servants who misuse administrative resources during electoral processes should be subject to sanction, including criminal and disciplinary sanctions, up to the dismissal from office."

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OSCE (ODIHR), CoE (Venice Commission): Joint Guidelines for Prevening and Responding to the Misuse of Administrative Resources During Electoral Processes, para. II.C.2.2

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Joint Guidelines for Prevening and Responding to the Misuse of Administrative Resources During Electoral Processes

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Effective, proportionate, and dissuasive sanctions should be envisaged for misuse of public resources and of official position.