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Location: Armenia
Year of election: 2017 - 2017
Election type: Parliamentary
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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
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
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
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To enhance the transparency and effectiveness of campaign finance oversight, the OAS should have adequate resources, technical expertise, and independence.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Campaign Financing
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The election-dispute resolution system would benefit from additional review to eliminate gaps and ambiguities identified in this and previous OSCE/ODIHR reports, including granting wider legal standing to subjects entitled to appeal and setting out sufficient and consistent deadlines for the adjudication of complaints and appeals. All election-related complaints and appeals should be considered within the electoral period and before the finalization of election results.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities should continue to develop effective safeguards against multiple voting and to ensure the secrecy of the vote, which should be implemented adequately and consistently. This could include enhanced training of election staff and targeted voter education, as well as requiring that voters be informed about their right and obligation to secrecy at the polling station. Further steps should be taken to prevent interference by unauthorised people in the voting process.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Day
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To guarantee equal suffrage, the authorities should consider measures to enhance access to voting procedures for persons with physical disabilities and reduced mobility.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Day
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The distribution of leadership positions in the PECs could be reconsidered to enhance their independence and impartiality.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The CEC could further intensify its efforts to provide widely accessible and comprehensive voter education materials for all groups of voters, including persons with various types of disabilities, national minorities, and those in remote areas.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Armenia
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Any changes to the election procedures that involve new technologies should be agreed upon, legislated, tested, and publicized well before elections. To further increase the transparency of new technologies used in elections, the CEC should publish detailed technical specifications and provide greater information on their use to voters.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Year of assessment:
2018
Final report heading:
Election Administration
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