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:
Equality of campaign opportunities
Recommendation:
The CEC of Russia, as the organizer of the vote, must refuse to conduct campaigning activities. Instead, it is necessary to make efforts to prevent the abuse of "administrative resources", to ensure neutral and objective information of citizens about the amendments, including equal representation of the positions of supporters and opponents of amendments to the Constitution, terminate agreements on information partnership with politically engaged structures, or, professing the principle of equality, conclude similar agreements with opponents of amendments
Action required:
Sub-legal change (eg. in regulations and instructions by election management body), Practice / Implementation
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election Management Body
Implementation Status:
Not implemented