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EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

The voter register and its maintenance must be conducted with complete transparency.


Obligations

  • State Must Take Necessary Steps to Give Effect to Rights

Election Parts

  • Voter Registration

Issues

  • Correction of Voter Registration Data

Criteria

  • Citizens that offered proof of identity had the right to rectify information about them that was inaccurate

Quotes

  • The preparation and conduct of elections and the announcement of results shall be done in a transparent manner.
  • The international standard for voter registration is that the register must be comprehensive, inclusive, accurate and up to date, and the process must be fully transparent.
  • The minimum standard for voter registration and maintenance of registers is that there be full and compete transparency in the process.
  • ...[C]ommon problems associated with voter registration: [include] (4) failure to assure transparency in the registration process.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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