Article 124 limits the right to appeal to the CEC against the ZEAC decisions to any political party, being or not a member of a coalition, and any candidate proposed by the voters, and to those individuals or political parties whose requests for registering as an electoral subject have been refused, and to subjects appealing against the refusal of requests for accreditation as observers. Still, the Code does not allow appeals by voters who have been denied their right to vote or who find some voting procedures to be conducted in contradiction with law. The Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters states in Section II.3.3.f that all candidates and all voters registered in the constituency concerned must be entitled to appeal. A reasonable quorum may be imposed for appeals by voters on the results of elections. It has to be reminded that not only the right to be elected but also the right to vote in elections conducted according to law has to be protected. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR recommend that Article 124 of the Electoral Code be accordingly amended and revised.
