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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Voter education materials should distributed in a timely manner.


Obligations

  • State Must Take Necessary Steps to Give Effect to Rights

Election Parts

  • Voter Education

Issues

  • The Election Calendar and Enjoyment of Rights
  • Provision of Voter Education by the Electoral Management Body

Criteria

  • The scheduling of elections granted sufficient time for a complete and comprehensive voter education program
  • Voter education was provided by the EMB and was impartial and responsive to the needs of the electorate

Quotes

  • The cumulative effect of all voter education in an election should be evaluated by the degree to which pertinent information is reasonably available to all eligible voters in a form that they can comprehend, and in a timely fashion (i.e.. allowing a reasonable time for the audience to make use of the information.
  • It is therefore essential that this information is provided in a timely manner, allowing voters sufficient time to make use of the information.
  • It is therefore essential that this information is provided in a timely manner, allowing sufficient time to fully inform voters so that they can make use of the information.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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