Summary
Deadlines for applications for legal recognition should be clearly specified.
Obligations
Election Parts
Quotes
- Deadlines for the registering authority to approve or reject political party applications for legal recognition and party and candidate ballot qualification requests should be clearly specified.
- The grounds for rejection must be clearly stated in the law and based on objective criteria. The law should allow for correcting minor deficiencies concerning applications for the legal recognition of political parties and for ballot nominations within a reasonable amount of time after rejection, provide for appeal to a court of law after final rejection of legal recognition or ballot qualification, and clearly specify an expedited process for appeal to enable legal recognition and access to the ballot if registration or ballot qualification was improperly denied.