Country:
Russia
Organization:
Golos - open source data
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Referendum
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:
Campaign
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Campaign regulation
Recommendation:
In order to take care of the health and life of citizens during the Covid epidemic, do not allow lotteries, drawing of prizes and other votes or polls to be held on voting days, which will contribute to the concentration and increase of contacts of citizens near the voting premises
Action required:
Sub-legal change (eg. in regulations and instructions by election management body), Practice / Implementation
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
Medium
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election Management Body
Implementation Status:
Not implemented