III. Comments on the Text on the Draft Electoral Law 

C. Election commissions

Article 13 of the parliamentary electoral law states that parliamentary elections should be prepared and conducted in a public and transparent manner. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODHIR have previously recommended the inclusion of more specific transparency mechanisms in the law to achieve this general principle of transparency. Both the draft electoral law and draft CEC law include provisions that address several previous recommendations of the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission for greater transparency in the work of the election administration and in making results public. Examples are noted below.