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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

The highest election official at the polling site should have authority to maintain order.


Obligations

  • Right to Security of the Person

Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Issues

  • Safety, Security, and Voting Operations

Criteria

  • Election officials were able to maintain order at the polling station

Quotes

  • Every electoral law must provide for intervention by the security forces in the event of trouble. In such an event, the presiding officer of the polling station (or his or her representative) must have sole authority to call in the police. It is important to avoid extending this right to all members of the polling station commission, as what is needed in such circumstances is an on-the-spot decision that is not open to discussion.
  • The legal framework must provide the highest election official at the polling site (presiding officer, president or chairperson) with the authority to maintain order at the site and take steps to gain assistance concerning security or remedying any problems concerning the voting process.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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