As shown in the Chart and Table below, the vast majority of those polled disagreed that parties had access to all information in real time while relevant institutions (REC, Administrative Court) made decisions in cases and that the system permitted timely publication of information about the numbers and types of cases opened and adjudicated. Slightly fewer respondents (but a majority nevertheless) disagreed with the final statement. The findings revealed that these views were principally determined by perceptions of local electoral commissions as completely opaque, which made it exceedingly difficult to discover the relevant facts at that level. Most respondents saw local electoral commissions as the least likely to provide parties with real-time access to information, followed by the REC and the ACA, with the Administrative Court coming in last. ‘The local level is fraught with problems that reduce both procedural transparency and efficiency. Decisions are not published. A system ought to be constructed that would make it easier to file objections and notify the public of all steps in real time.’ Respondent, academia Chart 3.2.4.1. Average agreement with statements on transparency (on a scale from 1 to 5) 2.25 2.7 2.23 Parties have access to all information in The system permits timely publication real time whilst relevant institutions of information about the numbers and (NEC, Administrative Court) make types of cases opened and adjudicated decisions in cases Rulings on objections/appeals are publicly available in an accessible format Table 3.2.4.1. Agreement and disagreement with statements about efficiency, absolute numbers Disagree Neutral / No answer Agree Parties have access to all information in real time whilst relevant institutions (REC, Administrative Court) make decisions in cases 12 6 1 The system permits timely publication of information about the numbers and types of cases opened and adjudicated 12 6 1 Rulings on objections/appeals are publicly available in an accessible format 9 6 4 Transparency would be improved, the respondents felt, if a system were introduced to make it easier to file objections and provide regularly updated progress information for each case. Another arrangement seen as fairly easy to implement was a rule whereby rulings on objections and judgments of the Administrative Court on appeal would be deemed served to the complainant as soon they were made public. This would both (1) promote efficiency and (2) enhance transparency, as the authorities would be required to publish decisions within the least possible delay. Similarly, 18