of the public - with a listed institution competent for initiating and implementing it, priority
level (with regard to the importance of the election process and possible consequences to
that process) and the time frame in which it can be adopted and implemented. The priority
will be set on the following scale: Low (L)-medium (M)-high (H). The time period will be set
on the following scale: short-term (S) -medium-term (M) -long-term (L).
5.1.
Institutional model for election dispute resolution
Participants in the elections (especially those directly involved in the elections) must know
which institution is competent for certain types of disputes, as well as all procedural and
substantive rules and procedures to manage the appeal decision-making process.
Institution
Prioritization*
Time
frame
National
Assembly,
public
consultation
process
H
M
National
Assembly,
REC, public
consultation
process
H
M
REC
H
S
#1.2 Introduce national-level inter-bodies to
replace the REC working bodies; these would have
autonomous positions and their own competencies.
REC
H
S
#2 Establish a secure and transparent case
management system, with all necessary information,
defined procedures and rules of procedure, forms,
legal remedies, and decisions.
REC, ACA
M
L
#3 Define extreme cases in which inactivation of
permanent residence addresses can affect citizens'
data in the single electoral register and exercise of
voting rights in order to prevent legal uncertainty
MoPALG
M
M
Recommendation
ZERO RECOMMENDATION
Implement a participatory, systemic, and coherent
reform of the legal and institutional frameworks for
election administration in order to remove nonharmonized legal solutions and ensure consistency
in their implementation.
#1 Implement a participatory, systemic, and
coherent reform of the election administration - at
national, provincial, and local levels - with the
ultimate goal to professionalize them, provide
financial stability, a clear legal status and permanent
functioning.
#1.1 Introduce provisions for the REC to determine
violations on its own initiative (ex officio) at all stages of
the electoral process (irregularities and results
determination), without prior complaints.
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