II. Comments on the text of the draft law

B. Territorial organisation of elections

The draft law does not specify any criteria for the CEC to use in defining the boundaries of electoral districts.[1] There is a risk that in case of disregard of the administrative-territorial division of the country while determining the boundaries of electoral districts, the co-operation of DECs with the state bodies that maintain the State Voter Register could be compromised. It is recommended that the law provides clear criteria for defining the boundaries of electoral districts and that the administrative-territorial division of the country is respected.

[1] The basic principles for setting-up constituency boundaries can be found in the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters, I.2.2.