Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Movement may be restricted, but such restrictions must be proportionate and be appropriate to achieve their protective function.

Obligations

Freedom of Movement

Election Parts

Issues

Criteria

Freedom of movement was respected for all electoral stakeholders, including candidates, parties, and their supporters during the campaign period
Freedom of movement was guaranteed to all electoral stakeholders, including the media
Freedom of movement was respected throughout the electoral process, including the immediate election period
Freedom of movement was respected throughout the voter registration process

Quotes

Restrictive measures must conform to the principle of proportionality; they must be appropriate to achieve their protective function; they must be the least intrusive instrument amongst those which might achieve the desired result; and they must be proportionate to the interest to be protected.