Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

The interval between elections must not be unduly long, such that the authority of the government is no longer representative of the will of the electors.

Obligations

Periodic Elections

Election Parts

Legal Framework

Issues

Regularity of Elections

Criteria

The period between elections was not unduly long

Quotes

Genuine periodic elections in accordance with paragraph (b) are essential to ensure the accountability of representatives for the exercise of the legislative or executive powers vested in them. Such elections must be held at intervals which are not unduly long and which ensure that the authority of government continues to be based on the free expression of the will of electors.