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Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations and with the OSCE commitments, which specifically protect the right of individual candidates to run for office, the legislation should be revised to enable candidates to run independently.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Rights and Registration
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The blanket restriction of candidacy rights of citizens who have committed an intentional crime, irrespective of its gravity, is disproportionate and should be revised. The law should be amended to remove the life-ban for those who have committed a crime in a state of mental disorder.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
To ensure the operational independence and efficiency of the Central Election Commission, adequate financial and human resources should be allocated in a timely manner. Authorities should consider increasing the capacity of the IT Department to manage and ensure the security of the electronic infrastructure and to organize procurement procedures.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The blanket withdrawal of candidate rights of citizens who have committed a crime, irrespective of its gravity, is a disproportionate limitation and should be removed from the law.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Rights and Registration
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consistent with prior ODIHR recommendations, the authorities should review the need to maintain restrictions on candidate eligibility based on prior political affiliation or occupation. Any criteria on eligibility of candidates should be objective, proportionate, and clearly provided for by law.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The Central Election Commission should be provided with sufficient resources to prepare and implement comprehensive and timely voter education programs, including in minority languages and for young and first-time voters and for voters with different disabilities.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of National Minorities
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to create the legal basis for the effective implementation of Paragraph 8 of the 1990 Copenhagen Document and to ensure full access to all stages of the election process to observers, consideration should be given to introducing an explicit provision for election observation, in particular setting out rights and responsibilities of observers as well as accreditation arrangements.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Latvia
2018
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
The restriction on the registration of parties which were created less than one year prior to elections should be revised.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2022
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
In line with OSCE commitments and international standards, the electoral legislation should provide the possibility for independent candidates to participate in elections. The parliament should remove the restriction on the submission of candidates by political parties registered less than one year before the elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Latvia
2014
EAM
Parliamentary
elections
Consistent with previous recommendations by the OSCE/ODIHR, measures should be taken to ensure the secrecy of the vote, including through voter information programmes and training of polling station officials. In addition, authorities should consider providing more and adequately designed voting booths and enlarging the number of polling stations, where necessary.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2022
Final report heading:
Election Day
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