Article 77 regulates the procedures for adjudicating election disputes. Although it provides a detailed framework for adjudicating election disputes, it could be improved significantly as it currently does not provide sufficient guarantees of transparency and consistency in the adjudication of election disputes. Of particular concern are the complexity and inconsistency in Article 77 that result from defining 22 separate procedural processes, depending on the nature of the act or omission giving rising to the complaint or appeal. Further, some processes, such as challenges to candidate registration decisions, incorrectly reference the body making the decision on candidate registration. The current text of Article 77, therefore, does not appear to provide a procedure for such challenges. It is recommended that Article 77 be thoroughly revised to provide a straightforward, understandable and consistent procedure for protecting electoral rights.
