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Location: Ukraine
Year of election: 2014
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Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Presidential
In order to ensure stability in the election legislation and further harmonization, efforts should be made to finalize electoral reform well in advance of next elections and to build in safeguards against changing legislation prior to an election. Consideration could also be given to further delegating regulatory authority to the CEC so that, as the principal body responsible for the implementation of the election law, it has the flexibility to promptly react to any changes in the political-security environment in order to ensure uniformity in how emergency situations are addressed.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election System and Legal Framework
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to undertaking a comprehensive electoral reform, which should harmonize election legislation regulating all types of elections and address other pending long-standing recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission. The reform, inter alia, should eliminate undue restrictions on candidacy rights, as well as restrictions on the freedom of mandate. Restrictions on electoral blocs could be lifted in order to promote the competitiveness of the electoral process and wider representation in parliament. Electoral reform needs to be undertaken well in advance of the next elections, and the process should be transparent and inclusive.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Electoral System
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election System and Legal Framework
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Serious consideration should be given to revising the method of appointing DEC members to better ensure professionalism and stability in their work. This should enable training to be more effective and the institutional capacity to become more developed.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The authorities and law enforcement agencies should take steps to ensure that all cases of violence and intimidation against election stakeholders are investigated promptly in an independent and impartial manner and perpetrators are brought to justice in accordance with the law. Efforts should be stepped up to ensure that all contestants are able to reach out to the electorate on an equal basis and without fear of violence or retribution.
Recommendation # in final report:
2
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment and Campaign Finance
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The number of commission members appointed at each level should correspond to the actual needs of the electoral administration rather than be the result of the unpredictable number of candidate nominations received. Consideration could be given to increasing the number of DECs or providing that where a DEC has to manage a high number of PECs, it may establish operation centres at district (rayon) level. Consideration could also be given to setting a reasonable maximum number of voters per polling station.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to further promote integrity, transparency, accountability and rule of law among election commissions, a combination of coordinated anti-corruption measures by electoral stakeholders needs to be introduced in this regard. Such measures could also serve to guarantee the integrity and achieve independence of the election administration from political interference, and ensure honest performance of their duties.
Recommendation # in final report:
3
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Presidential
Provisions regulating campaign financing should be strengthened to enhance the transparency of campaign funds. Funding and expenditure records could be made public in a timely manner before and after election day. The legal framework should provide for independent oversight and monitoring of campaign financing, including the possibility of effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions for violations of campaign-finance regulations.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Campaign Environment and Campaign Finance
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Serious consideration should be given to introducing measures, which would increase the transparency of results data entry at DEC level. If access to data entry premises remains restricted, consideration should be given to providing observers and other stakeholders with the opportunity to observe data entry through means of multimedia tools such as large monitors, which would allow them to compare the data entered into the Vybory system against figures included in PEC results protocols and those posted on the CEC website.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Tabulation and Announcement of Results
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Presidential
The automatic rejection of complaints based on deficiencies in format should be removed from the election law. Election commissions should be encouraged to consider the merits of a case and take action if the issue raised in the complaint is clear from the documents submitted.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
Ukraine
2014
Early election
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The law should be amended to disallow dismissal of complaints based on deficiencies in format, and election commissions should give full and impartial consideration to the substance of all complaints, respecting the right to effective remedy.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Dispute Resolution (EDR)
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2020
Final report heading:
Complaints and Appeals
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