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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
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
2015
EET
Referendum
As outlined in previous OSCE/ODIHR recommendations, the relevant authorities should improve the accuracy of the voter register and seek consensus on effective solutions to address persistent perceptions that the presence on voter lists of citizens not present in Armenia may be abused to facilitate voting on behalf of those absent or other irregularities.
Recommendation # in final report:
4
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Voter Registration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
The relevant authorities should introduce effective and consistent safeguards against multiple voting, applied to all voters independently of the type of document used for voter identification purposes.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
The authorities should consider options for improving accessibility to the polling stations and providing additional mechanisms to allow voters with reduced mobility to exercise their right to vote, so as to further promote universal suffrage.
Recommendation # in final report:
6
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
While proxies for political parties should in no way be constrained from exercising all functions provided for by law, they must not act in an intimidating manner or interfere with voting day activities. Political parties should provide appropriate guidance and training, and must bear legal and political responsibility for the conduct of their proxies
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
As previously recommended by the OSCE/ODIHR, the CEC testing of observers should not be mandatory or prerequisite for accreditation of citizen observers.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Referendum Administration
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
The legal framework for elections and referenda should regulate the use of public funds for campaigning to guarantee equality of opportunity and freedom of voters to form an opinion. The Referendum Law should be amended to impose stricter limits on campaigning by public officials.
Recommendation # in final report:
9
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign, Campaign Finance and Media
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
To enhance transparency, campaign finance regulations for referenda should be amended to provide that detailed financial reports on referendum funds and the results of CEC audit of fund transactions are made publicly available and posted on the CEC website.
Recommendation # in final report:
10
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign, Campaign Finance and Media
Armenia
2015
EET
Referendum
Measures should be taken to ensure full transparency of media ownership by requiring and enabling the NCTR to clearly identify the ultimate and benefiting owners of media houses. Additional controls and sanctions could be imposed as to ensure that media outlets provide the required ownership and funding information in a comprehensive and timely manner to the competent bodies. The information on media ownership and funding sources should be available to the public.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not evaluated
Final report heading:
Campaign, Campaign Finance and Media
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