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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Any restrictions on the right to register to vote are to be established in advance of the registration period.


Obligations

  • Universal Suffrage
  • Right and Opportunity to Vote

Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Issues

  • The Legal Framework and Voter Registration
  • Voter Eligibility and Barriers to Registration

Criteria

  • Voter registration procedures were clearly stipulated by law
  • Limitations on universal suffrage imposed during the voter registration process were reasonable and objective

Quotes

  • The rule of law requires that the classes of those disqualified from voting, if any, be known in advance, and that challenge be available in appropriate cases.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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