Country:
Russia
Organization:
Golos - open source data
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Local / Regional / Municipal
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:
Legislation
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Implementation in line with the spirit of the law
Recommendation:
Voting should take place separately for each amendment, since not an integral document is put to the vote, as in the case of the adoption of the Constitution, but a large package of private amendments. One person may have opposite opinions on different amendments, and those who support one amendment may not support another. In this regard, we believe that the proposal to vote for the entire package of amendments at once will not allow revealing the position of citizens on specific issues. We consider "batch" voting to be a completely unacceptable technique.
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament