VI. Voter lists and voter registration
The process stipulated by Article 40 for obtaining a certificate to vote on election day without judicial involvement is of concern. The OSCE/ODIHR 2013 election observation report specifically recommended the introduction of a reasonable deadline for all categories of voters to request changes prior to election day and for judicial oversight for election day registration of voters. A decision on election day registration should not be taken by the polling station election commission.46 Further, no deadline is stated in Article 39 and it would appear that procedures under Article 39 are available until the voter list is delivered to the polling station election commission. Thus, the recommendations to introduce reasonable deadlines for changes and judicial involvement for election day registration remain unaddressed. |