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Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
Reform of electoral legislation should be carried out in an inclusive manner and all stakeholders are encouraged to make every reasonable effort to build broad consensus over the reform, taking into account all relevant previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations. Regulations on referenda should be further aligned with international standards for democratic electoral processes and consideration should be given to incorporating them into the Electoral Code.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities and political parties should undertake utmost measures to increase public trust in the integrity of the elections, including public discouraging of selling and buying votes and to ensure that pressure is not applied on citizens to attend campaign events or vote in a particular way.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Armenia
2018
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Efforts should continue among authorities, parties, media, the civil society and citizens to sustain trust in the integrity of the electoral process by eradicating all forms of electoral malfeasance and fostering human rights and fundamental freedoms.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Election Campaign
Armenia
2021
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure legal certainty, changes to the electoral legal framework should be made well in advance of elections, through an inclusive process. The timeframe between the adoption of legal changes and their implementation should allow for sufficient voter education and for electoral stakeholders to be able to familiarize themselves with the applicable rules.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework and Electoral System
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
The legal framework for complaints and appeals should be reviewed to guarantee more effective remedy. In particular, the legal standing to bring complaints in the electoral process should be granted more widely. Timelines for the submission and review of challenges to election and referenda results should allow complainants to prepare applications and ensure timely remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Further efforts should be undertaken to amend the legal framework to address the gaps and ambiguities identified in this report as well as previous recommendations of ODIHR and Venice Commission. Any amendments should be based on broad consultation and be adopted well in advance of the next elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Legal framework and Electoral System
Armenia
2018
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to address gaps and ambiguities identified in this and past ODIHR reports, the legal framework should be reviewed well in advance of the next elections, through an inclusive legislative process.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Armenia
2021
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
All regulations and clarifications on electoral procedures, including ballot validity, the sealing of ballot boxes and the counting and tabulation of votes, including those cast by mobile voting, should be comprehensive, adopted in formal sessions of the CEC, and applied uniformly.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
Prosecutors’ offices and other law enforcement bodies, and the CEC should follow up vigorously and transparently on all allegations of irregularities associated with the referendum process in a timely fashion, initiating and pursuing criminal or administrative action against alleged perpetrators as appropriate. Prosecutors, police, and the CEC should react promptly to reported electoral violations during all phases of the electoral process to identify and prevent possible abuses.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to ensure uniform implementation of the law and provide sufficient guidance to lower-level commissions the CEC should clarify legal provisions through binding decisions.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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