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:
Electoral security and law enforcement
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Sanctions
Recommendation:
Increase the fines provided for by Art. 5.6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (Violation of the rights of a member of the election commission, observers, representatives of the media, etc.) under Part 1 of Art. 5.6 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation up to 10 thousand rubles, and under Part 2 of Art. 5.6 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation up to 30 thousand rubles. It is unacceptable to terminate such cases for insignificance, since actual impunity leads to a systematic violation of the rights of observers by members of the commissions
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
Medium
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented