Country:
Belarus
Organization:
Human Rights Center - Viasna
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Presidential
Recommending Organization:
Coalition of organizations
Primary Thematic Area:
Candidate and party registration
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Support signatures
Recommendation:
We recommend changing the system for checking signature sheets, taking as a basis the norm that the collection of the established number of support signatures should be confirmed either by a random check, or by a complete verification of every collected signature, in case the results of a random check find an excess of invalid signatures. This will allow to avoid situations when, with a high absolute number of signatures submitted for the nomination of a candidate, the commissions refuse to register the candidate, referring to a high percentage of invalid signatures
Action required:
Legal change
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
High
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Parliament
Implementation Status:
Not implemented