Home > 1.6 Frequency of elections > Urgent Report on the cancellation of election results by Constitutional Courts
 
 
 
Download file    
 
 
Section 18.
 

As a rule, the voters must trust that their vote is final. The cancellation of a part of elections or elections as a whole is justified only under very exceptional circumstances (ultima ratio principle).19 Thus, the Venice Commission has already established that the “cancellation of election results due to minor misconduct which has not affected the outcome could make the electoral process more vulnerable or would lead to mistrust in the judicial remedies or lead to lower interest in cycles of repeat elections, and possibly a lower turnout.”20