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Legislative
| Question |
Value |
| First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
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| Who may file a complaint? |
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- EMB
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| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
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| Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
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| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
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| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
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| Requirement to hold a hearing |
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| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
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| Possibility to appeal |
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| What remedies are available in the first instance? |
- Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections
- Re-run the election
- Partial annulment of results / Partial cancellation of elections
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| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
| Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
| What remedies are available in the last instance? |
- Review or annulment of the first instance decision.
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| Number of levels of adjudication |
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| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
- 6 days for the action for annulment; 8 days for the petition for revision
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Presidential
| Question |
Value |
| First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
| Who may file a complaint? |
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- EMB
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
| Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
| Possibility to appeal |
|
| What remedies are available in the first instance? |
- Annulment of results / Cancellation of elections
- Re-run the election
- Partial annulment of results / Partial cancellation of elections
|
| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
| Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
| What remedies are available in the last instance? |
- Review or annulment of the first instance decision.
|
| Number of levels of adjudication |
|
| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
- 6 days for the action for annulment; 8 days for the petition for revision
|
Legislative
| Question |
Value |
| First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
| Who may file a complaint? |
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- Political Party
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
| Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
| Possibility to appeal |
|
| What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
- There is only one level of adjudication
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
| Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
| What remedies are available in the last instance? |
|
| Number of levels of adjudication |
|
| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
|
Presidential
| Question |
Value |
| First instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
|
| Who may file a complaint? |
- Candidate/ Party Representative
- Political Party
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
| Filing fee/deposit amout (in local currency) |
|
| Maximum complaint time since occurrence or discovery |
|
| Maximum complaint time since announcement of election results |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
| Possibility to appeal |
|
| What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
| Last instance body dealing with electoral disputes |
- There is only one level of adjudication
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit in the last instance? |
|
| Filing/deposit fee amount (local currency) in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing in the last instance |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision in the last instance |
|
| What remedies are available in the last instance? |
|
| Number of levels of adjudication |
|
| Maximum adjudication time for the full EDR process (days) |
|
Legislative
| Question |
Value |
| What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions? |
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| What types of sanctions can be imposed for campaign finance infractions? |
- Fines
- Suspension or cancellation of the legal status of the political organisation
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| Can the imposed sanctions be appealed? |
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| If appeal is possible, what is the competent body to hear the appeal? |
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
| Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
|
| What is the maximum time to submit an appeal since imposition of sanctions? |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
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| Possibility to further appeal |
|
| What remedies are available? |
|
Presidential
| Question |
Value |
| What institution(s) has the power to impose non-criminal sanctions for campaign finance infractions? |
|
| What types of sanctions can be imposed for campaign finance infractions? |
- Fines
- Suspension or cancellation of the legal status of the political organisation
|
| Can the imposed sanctions be appealed? |
|
| If appeal is possible, what is the competent body to hear the appeal? |
|
| Is there a legally mandated filing fee and/or deposit? |
|
| Filing fee/deposit amount (in local currency) |
|
| What is the maximum time to submit an appeal since imposition of sanctions? |
|
| Requirement to hold a hearing |
|
| Requirement to issue reasoned decision |
|
| Possibility to further appeal |
|
| What remedies are available in the first instance? |
|
| Question |
Value |
| Does the law criminalize any election-related offenses? |
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| What type of law provides for election-related criminal offences? |
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| Which types of election-related misconducts are regarded as criminal offences? |
- Electoral fraud
- Incentive driven voter coercion
- Threat driven voter coercion
- Obstructing the electoral process
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to electoral fraud? |
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to incentive driven voter coercion? |
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to threat driven voter coercion? |
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to obstructing the electoral process? |
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to voter registration? |
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| What penalties are envisioned for offences related to unlawful conduct of campaign financing? |
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| Who carries out investigation for election-related criminal offenses? |
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| Who prosecutes election-related criminal offences? |
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