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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Parties should have access to the voter roll without undue cost.


Obligations

  • Right and Opportunity to Participate in Public Affairs

Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Issues

  • Partisan and Nonpartisan Observation of the Voter Registration Process

Criteria

  • Candidates and parties were able to monitor the elections and had access to the voter list without undue cost

Quotes

  • Where practicable, political party agents should be encouraged to be involved in the registration process, to aid transparency and to assist by authenticating the process.
  • Transparency requires that voter registers must be public documents that are available for inspection, without cost to the requester. The legal framework should clearly specify who may inspect, how the inspection will occur, and during what periods voter registers are available for public inspection.
  • Provision should be made for political parties to monitor the voter registration process through party agents appointed by themselves. Parties should have access to the voters' roll, without charge.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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