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Election Obligations & Standards Database

Summary

Ballots should account for levels of literacy.


Obligations

  • Right and Opportunity to Vote

Election Parts

  • Voting Operations

Issues

  • Ballot Design and Voter Choice

Criteria

  • Ballots were understandable and user-friendly

Quotes

  • In multilingual societies, ballots should be available in major minority languages.
  • Ballot forms should also take into account various levels of literacy in the country.
  • The use of symbols and/or photographs to represent candidates or parties is practiced in many countries, especially where there is a high level of illiteracy.
EOS EOS

Election Obligations & Standards Database

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