Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

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

Obligations

Prevention of Corruption

Election Parts

Electoral Dispute Resolution

Issues

Misuse of State Resources

Criteria

Sanctions for violations of the electoral law were proportionate, appropriate, and effectively enforced

Quotes

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.