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Paragraph 35
 

Article 3.5.2 of the draft law prohibits state and local government bodies from interfering with the election process except in cases provided by the law. While this is undoubtedly an appropriate rule, the extent of the potential problems in this area justifies a more carefully articulated prohibition. Previous recommendations have suggested that the law would benefit from having an article devoted to this issue with detailed indications of what is and what is not permitted, supported by appropriate and explicit sanctions in the Administrative and Criminal Codes. It is imperative that the Law makes it clear that all persons not directly involved in conducting the election, especially representatives of local government, are excluded from PECs and DECs unless specifically and formally invited to attend by the PEC or DEC in order to resolve a particular problem and only until such problem is resolved. This recommendation remains.

 

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