Country:
Russia
Organization:
Golos - open source data
Year:
2018
Election Type:
Presidential
Recommending Organization:
Golos - open source data
Disclaimer:
Golos had to cancel its membership of the European Platform for Democratic Elections (EPDE) due to EPDE being listed as an "undesirable foreign organization" in Russia in March 2018. Due to this we exclusively evaluate open source information regarding election observation in Russia.
Primary Thematic Area:
Technologies
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Transparency and accountability
Recommendation:
The CEC of Russia shall store video recordings obtained during video surveillance at the elections of the President of the Russian Federation for at least one year from the date of the official publication of the election results. The CEC should extend the storage period for videos from polling stations, especially since this does not require additional financial costs, since they are already stored on the CEC's own servers
Action required:
Sub-legal change (eg. in regulations and instructions by election management body)
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election Management Body
Implementation Status:
Not implemented