The substantive participation of multiple agencies in the assessment of the security situation in certain territories with regard to the possibility or impossibility of holding elections in those areas in accordance with the law, is a positive feature of the draft amendments. However, considering that the assessment concerns the exercise of electoral rights, and in light of the politically sensitive and complex nature of the matter, it is unclear why the CEC is excluded from participating in the assessment as the amendments provide that the NSDC may only list national security and defence authorities. It should also be noted that the draft amendments reduce the role of the civil-military administrations in the decision-making process: their current power to provide the CEC with their “conclusion” on the matter has been modified to provide the NSDC with “information” (relevant to the established assessment criteria). While introducing national authorities to conduct the assessment addresses some stakeholder concerns and public criticism during the 2020 local elections, excluding regional authorities from the group of assessors does not seem necessary or advisable, particularly as the assessment is of a regional nature.