In the majority of the countries dealing explicitly in the law with time limits for lodging complaints about decisions or actions taken by election commissions, such limits are short, in line with international standards. Seven countries provide for longer time limits for this type of complaints. Moreover, 32 out of the 59 countries analysed do not provide specific legal provisions for lodging such complaints. This absence of explicit provisions regarding time limits for lodging specific types of complaints is not necessarily problematic, provided that the electoral law provides overall short or reasonable time limits covering the different categories of complaints, whatever the instance which has taken the decision.