The legal framework must provide effective procedures and remedies for the protection of electoral rights at all stages of the electoral process and stipulate that every voter, candidate and political party has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent authority when an infringement of electoral rights has occurred. According to OSCE commitments and international standards and good practice, decisions made by independent and impartial authorities responsible for supervising the conduct of elections shall be subject to appeal with an independent and impartial judicial authority. Procedures on admissibility of complaints and appeals should be designed to preserve the right of aggrieved parties to seek redress, not to unnecessarily exclude claimants or deny consideration. Time-limits and deadlines for submission and adjudication should strike a balance between respecting the right to challenge the decisions and (in)action of electoral bodies, providing resolution in a timely manner, and allowing adjudicators the time necessary to process, review, investigate, and make decisions. In setting deadlines, consideration should be given to the level of adjudicative body and nature of the complaints.