To ensure timely legal remedy, it is imperative that the draft law establish expedited deadlines for submission and adjudication of complaints/appeals challenging a decision on the impossibility of holding elections/voting, applicable whether or not such decision is made before or after the official election period commences. In this respect, the timelines should ensure that a final judicial ruling is issued sufficiently in advance of the scheduled election to allow for organisation of elections/voting in case the court overturns a decision not to hold elections/voting in certain territories. In addition, to ensure access to effective legal remedy, the legal procedure for handling formal election disputes should be devoid of formalism, in particular concerning the admissibility of appeals. The Venice Commission and ODIHR recommend that the legal framework clearly ensures the opportunity for timely, substantive and independent consideration of complaints lodged by electoral stakeholders who seek to challenge a decision on not holding elections/referendums or voting in certain territories.