Country:
Ukraine
Organization:
Civil Network OPORA
Year:
2020
Election Type:
Local / Regional / Municipal
Recommending Organization:
Civil Network OPORA
Primary Thematic Area:
Observation
Subtopic of primary thematic area:
Access of Observers
Recommendation:
Provide opportunities for NGOs to observe all stages of local elections, including the formation of TECs and constituencies, with the right to register parallel to the first sessions of such commissions. These legislative changes should prevent the situation experienced in the 2020 local elections whereby TECs and constituencies were formed before the election process, and NGOs were allowed to obtain permission to observe the CEC only after the election process began
Action required:
Legal change, Sub-legal change (eg. in regulations and instructions by election management body)
Degree of Recommendation's Priority / Urgency / Relevance:
Medium
Body / Institution Responsible for Implementation:
Election Management Body, Parliament