The Election Code provides sanctions for only a few specific violations of the provisions, but not for most. It is recommended that the Election Code expressly provide for the specific sanctions that may be imposed by the CEC and/or courts for violations of the provisions of the Election Code, for instance, violations of all campaign regulations, media coverage regulations, and rules for the election administration. Sanctions should apply to all violations of election-related law, be they committed by campaign participants, authorities at all levels, or voters. If particular violations or sanctions are included in the Criminal Code or Administrative Offences Code, they should be expressly referred to in the Election Code, and at a minimum the particular articles in those laws should be referenced in the Election Code. Where the appeal body is a higher level election commission, the law must provide that it can “ex officio” rectify or set aside decisions taken by lower level election commissions.
