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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Delimitation of boundaries requires remedies that sufficiently equalize the ratio between population and representation and/or ensure that constituencies as drawn do not discriminate.


Obligations

  • Right to an Effective Remedy

Election Parts

  • Electoral System and Boundary Delimitation

Issues

  • Right to an Effective Remedy

Criteria

  • There was an effective means of seeking redress for violations concerning boundary delimitation and the electoral system

Quotes

  • [States should foster citizen participation in the electoral process by] ensuring the design of the electoral system and the delimitation of constituencies [should] facilitate the effective participation of minorities in the election process and thus promote minority representation as a factor guaranteeing interethnic peace and stability.
  • Delimitation of election districts requires remedies that equalize sufficiently the variance among rations of population to representative in various election districts and/or move boundary lines so as not to disempower minorities or constituencies that support a particular political opinion.
  • Electoral constituencies should be drawn in a manner that preserves equality among voters. Thus, the law should require that constituencies be drawn in such a way that each constituency has approximately the same population size.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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