Previous recommendations for the improvement of the processes for the adjudication of electoral complaints and appeals remain unaddressed. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend that Articles 67-71 of the draft law be amended to:
Ensure clarity in the powers of the various complaints and appeals bodies;
Establish realistic deadlines to allow for the adjudication of appeals between the closure of candidate registration and the start of the campaign period;
Require that all hearings and proceedings on election disputes be open to the public, observers, and the media;
Establish simple and accessible procedural and evidentiary rules, using standardised forms, for the adjudication of election disputes so that citizens and electoral subjects can protect their rights without having to be knowledgeable of the various aspects and nuances of different laws; and
Require that decisions on complaints and appeals be written and provide an explanation of the supporting law and facts.
