Council of Europe - Venice Commission

MOLDOVA - Electoral Code 2016 and 2017 Law for Amending and Completing Certain Legislative Acts (Electoral System for the Election of Parliament) (2017)

Article 129; Article 165; Article 44; Article 63; Article 64; Article 64 (1); Article 65; Article I. (16); Article I. (25); Article I. (27); Article I. (30. Article 85);

MOLDOVA – Electoral Code (amended 2025) (2025)

Article 27; Article 70; Article 89; Article 90;

MOLDOVA- Law on the Election of the President (1996)

Article 24;

MONTENEGRO - Law on Election of Councillors and Representatives (2023)

Article 111 (c); Article 50; Article 51; Article 53; Article 53 (a); Article 55; Article 56; Article 6; Article 64 (a);

MONTENEGRO- Law on the Election of Councillors and Representatives (2002)

Article 51; Article 53; Article 53a; Article 56; Article 6; Article 6; Article 62;

NORTH MACEDONIA - ELECTORAL CODE (2019)

Article 181 (a); Article 182; Article 183 ; Article 75; Article 75 (a); Article 75 (b); Article 75 (c); Article 75 (d); Article 75 (e); Article 75 (f); Article 76; Article 76 (b); Article 76 (c); Article 76 (e);

POLAND - Election Code (2019)

Article 111; Article 112; Article 116; Article 116 (a); Article 117 ; Article 118; Article 119; Article 120; Article 160 ; Article 252; Article 253; Article 254; Article 284; Article 285;

POLAND - Election Code (2011)

Article 117; Article 118; Article 120; Article 252; Article 253; Article 254; Article 284; Article 285;

POLAND - Parliamentary Election Law (2001)

Article 180; Article 216; Article 94;

PORTUGAL - Electoral Law (2015)

Article 133; Article 134; Article 58; Article 62; Article 63;

PORTUGAL - Law Governing Elections to the Assembly of the Republic (2020)

Article 58; Article 62; Article 63;

PORTUGAL - National Election Commission (1978)

Article 5;

PORTUGAL - National Electoral Comission Law (1978)

Article 5;

REPUBLIC OF LITHUANIA – Electoral Code (2022)

Article 97; Article 98;

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Electoral Code (2022)

Article 27; Article 70; Article 89; Article 90;

ROMANIA - Law for the Election of Local Public Administration Authorities (2022)

Article 71; Article 72; Article 76; Article 77;

ROMANIA - Law no. 115 for the election of local public administration authorities, amending the Law of local public administration no. 215/2001, as well as amending and supplementing Law no. 393/2004 on the statute of local elected offi cials (2015)

Article 65; Article 67; Article 68; Article 70;

ROMANIA - Law No. 208 (2015)

Article 12; Article 66; Article 67; Article 68;

ROMANIA - LAW No. 208 of 20 July 2015 on the election of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as on the organisation and functioning of the Permanent Electoral Authority (2024)

Article 12; Article 66; Article 67; Article 68;

ROMANIA - Law no. 208/2015 on the election of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as on the organisation and functioning of the Permanent Electoral Authority (2015)

Article 66; Article 67; Article 70; Article 75; Article 76; Article 79;

ROMANIA - Law no. 33 on the Rules and Regulations on the Elections to the european Parliament (2009)

Article 18(1); Article 18(2);

ROMANIA - Law No. 334 (2006)

Article 36;

ROMANIA - Law no. 334/2006 on financing the activity of political parties and electoral campaigns (2006)

Article 29;

ROMANIA - Law No. 370 (2024)

Article 16; Article 17; Article 18; Article 19; Article 20; Article 31; Article 36; Article 38; Article 40; Article 54;

ROMANIA - Law no. 370 on the election of the President of Romania Republished (2004)

Article 38;

ROMANIA - Law on the Election of the President of Romania (2022)

Article 16; Article 17; Article 18; Article 19; Article 20; Article 31; Article 36; Article 38; Article 40; Article 54;

ROMANIA - Law on the Election of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies, as well as the Organisation and Functioning of the Permanente Electoral Authority (2020)

Article 12; Article 66; Article 67; Article 68;

ROMANIA - Law on the Organisation and Conduct of the Elections to the European Parliament (2022)

Article 36; Article 38;

ROMANIA- Regulations on The Elections To The Chamber of Deputies and The Senate (2008)

Article 38;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Federal Law on Basic Guarantees of Electoral Rights and the Right of Citizens of the Russian Federation to Participate in a Referendum (2011)

Article 47; Article 48; Article 51; Article 52;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Federal Law on Elections of Deputies to the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (2016)

Article 64; Article 65; Article 66;

RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Federal Law on Presidential Elections in the Russian Federation (2011)

Article 51; Article 52; Article 53;

SAN MARINO - Compilation of Provisions Regulating the Election Campaign ()

Article 7;

SERBIA - Decree on Enactment of the Election of the Federal Representatives to the Council of Citizens of the Federal Assembly Law (1993)

Article 4; Article 50; Article 51; Article 52; Article 54;

SERBIA - Decree on Enactment of the Election of the Federal Representatives to the Council of Citizens of the Federal Assembly Law (2000)

Article 4;

SERBIA - Law on the Election of Members of Parliament (2020)

Article 49; Article 50; Article 51;

SERBIA - Law on the Election of Members of Parliament (2022)

Article 170; Article 175; Article 32;

SERBIA - Law on the Election of Members of Parliament (2011)

Article 49; Article 50; Article 51;

SERBIA - Law on the Election of Representatives (2000)

Article 48; Article 49; Article 5; Article 50; Article 51; Article 99;

SLOVAKIA - Act on conditions for the exercise of the right to vote (2019)

Article 16 ;

SLOVAKIA - Act on Election Campaign (2019)

Article 10; Article 12; Article 13; Article 14; Article 15;

SLOVAKIA - Act on Election of the President of the Slovak Republic, Plebiscite, Recalling of President and Amending of some other Acts (2008)

Article 1 (Section 15 );

SLOVAKIA - Act on Elections to the National Council (2004)

Section 24;

SLOVAKIA - Law on Procedure of the Election of the President, on Plebiscite and Removal of the President and on Supplementation of several other Laws (1999)

Article 15; Article 15;

SLOVENIA - Elections and Referendum Campaign Act (2013)

Article 1; Article 6; Article 7;

SLOVENIA - Elections and Referendum Campaign Act (ZVRK) (2007)

Article 1 ; Article 6; Article 7;

SPAIN - Representation of the People Institutional Act (2011)

Article 24; Article 57; Article 58; Article 62; Article 63; Article 64; Article 65; Article 66; Article 67; Article 68; Article 69; Article 70;

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - Electoral Code (2015)

Article 181 (a); Article 182; Article 183; Article 75; Article 75 (a); Article 75 (b); Article 75 (c); Article 75 (d); Article 75 (e); Article 75 (f); Article 76; Article 76 (a); Article 76 (b); Article 76 (c);

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA- Law on Election of Members of Parliament (1998)

Article 53;

TÜRKIYE - Amendments on Electoral Laws (2022)

Article 155 (Law On Basic Provisions Of Elections And Voter Reg); Article 65 & 66 (Law On Basic Provisions Of Elections And Voter Reg);

TÜRKIYE - Law Concerning Referendums on Constitutional Amendments (2010)

Article 5;

TÜRKIYE - Law on Basic Provisions of Elections and Voter Registers (2014)

Article 52;

TÜRKIYE - Law on Basic Provisions on Elections and Voter Registers with Amendments made by Laws 7062, 7102 and 7140 (2018)

Article 52; Article 53; Article 54; Article 55; Article 55 (A);

TÜRKIYE - Law on Elections of Local Administrations and Neighborhood Mukhtars and Board of Elderman (2012)

Provisional Article 2 ;

TÜRKIYE - Presidential Elections Law (2013)

Article 13;

UKRAINE - Election Code (2020)

Article 108;

UKRAINE - Election Code (2022)

Article 108;

UKRAINE - Law on Elections of the President (2004)

Article 13; Article 25; Article 47;

ALBANIA - Joint Opinion on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Practice (2011)

Paragraph 75; Paragraph 76; Paragraph 77; Paragraph 78; Paragraph 79; Paragraph 80; Paragraph 81;

ALBANIA - Joint Recommendations on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Administration (2004)

Paragraph 72;

ALBANIA - Opinion on the Scope of the Power of the President to set the Dates of Elections (2019)

Paragraph 48;

ALBANIA- Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code (2009)

Paragraph 35; Paragraph 36;

ARMENIA - Joint Final Opinion on The Electoral Code (2011)

Paragraph 9;

ARMENIA - Joint Interim Opinion on the new draft Electoral Code (2011)

Paragraph 8;

ARMENIA - Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code and Related Legislation (2023)

Paragraph 45; Paragraphe 45;

ARMENIA - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Referendum (2017)

Paragraph 66;

ARMENIA- Joint Opinion on the Election Code (2008)

Paragraph 34;

AZERBAIJAN - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on amendments and changes to the Electoral Code adopted by the Council for Democratic Elections and the Venice Commission (2008)

Paragraph 38;

BULGARIA- Joint Opinion on the Draft Election Code (2014)

Paragraph 58; Paragraph 59; Paragraph 60; Paragraph 61; Paragraph 62; Paragraph 63; Paragraph 64;

CROATIA - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on the State Election Commission (2006)

Paragraph 57;

GEORGIA - Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Election Code, the Law on Political Associations of Citizens and the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia (2021)

Paragraph 66; Paragraph 67; Paragraph 68; Paragraph 69; Paragraph 70; Paragraph 71;

GEORGIA - Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Election Code and to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia (2023)

Paragraph 12;

GEORGIA - Joint Opinion on the Election Code (2008)

Paragraph 56; Paragraph 57; Paragraph 58;

GEORGIA - Joint Opinion on the Election Code (2010)

Paragraph 10.48 (.48); Paragraph 10.49 (.49);

GEORGIA - Opinion on the Unified Election Code (2004)

Paragraph 42;

Joint Guidelines for Preventing and Responding to the Misuse of Administrative Resources during Electoral Processes (2016)

II - B. Prevention of the misuse of administrative resources (1. Legal framework); Paragraph 7;

Joint Report of the Venice Commission and of the Directorate of Information Society and Action Against Crime of the Directorate General of Human Rights and Rule of Law - On Digital Technologies and Elections (2019)

Paragraph 117; Paragraph 151; Paragraph 37; Paragraph 65; Paragraph 67; Paragraph 7; Paragraph 72;

MEXICO- Opinion on the Electoral Legislation of Mexico (2013)

Paragraph 5C (C);

MOLDOVA - Joint Opinión on the Law for Amending and Completing Certain Legislative Acts (Electoral System for the Election of the Parliament) (2018)

Paragraph 55; Paragraph 56;

MOLDOVA – Urgent joint opinion on the draft Law no. 263 amending the Electoral Code, the Contravention Code and the Code of Audiovisual Media Services (2020)

Paragraph 47; Paragraph 49; Paragraph 50; Paragraph 51; Paragraph 52; Paragraph 53;

MOLDOVA- Joint Opinion on the Election Code (2008)

Paragraph 61; Paragraph 62;

MOLDOVA- Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code (2007)

Paragraph 60;

MOLDOVA- Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code (2006)

Paragraph 74; Paragraph 75;

MOLDOVA- Joint Recommendations on the Electoral Law and the Electoral Administration (2004)

Paragraph 23; Paragraph 75; Paragraph 84;

MOLDOVA- Opinion on the Election Law (2003)

Paragraph 55; Paragraph 58;

MONTENEGRO - Urgent Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Elections of Members of Parliament and Councillors (2020)

Paragraph 16; Paragraph 59; Paragraph 60; Paragraph 61; Paragraph 62; Paragraph 63; Paragraph 64; Paragraph 65; Paragraph 66; Paragraph 68; Paragraph 85;

MONTENEGRO- Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on Election of Councillors and Members of Parliament (2011)

Paragraph 3F (F);

MONTENEGRO- Opinion on the Compatibility of the Existing Legislation Concerning the Organisation of Referendums with Applicable International Standards (2005)

Paragraph 12;

Report on Election Dispute Resolution (2020)

Paragraph 52;

Report on Electoral Law and Electoral Administration in Europe (2020)

Report on the Misuse of Administrative Resources during Electoral Processes (2013)

Paragraph 16; Paragraph 19; Paragraph 34; Paragraph 87;

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Joint Amicus Curiae Brief on the Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional (2023)

Paragraph 47;

REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - Joint Opinion on the Draft Electoral Code (2022)

Paragraph 93; Paragraph 94; Paragraph 95; Paragraph 96; Paragraph 97; Paragraph 98;

Revised Code of Good Practice on Referendums (2022)

2.2 (a); 2.2 (b); 2.2 (c); 2.2 (e);

SERBIA - Joint opinion on the constitutional and legal framework governing the functioning of democratic institutions - Electoral law and electoral administration (2022)

Paragraph 121; Paragraph 74; Paragraph 75; Paragraph 77; Paragraph 78; Paragraph 79; Paragraph 81;

SERBIA - Joint Recommendations on the Laws on Parliamentary, Presidential and Local Elections and Electoral Administration (2006)

Paragraph 51;

SERBIA - Urgent Opinion on the Draft Law on the Referendum and the People's Initiative (2021)

Paragraph 30; Paragraph 31; Paragraph 32; Paragraph 69;

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA - Joint Opinion on the Electoral Code as Amended on 9 November 2015 (2016)

Paragraph 52; Paragraph 54; Paragraph 55; Paragraph 56; Pararaph 53;

THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA- Joint Opinion on the Revised Electoral Code (2011)

Paragraph 3H.60 (H.60);

UKRAINE - Joint Opinion on the Draft Law on Elections of People's Deputies (2011)

Paragraph 58; Paragraph 59; Paragraph 60; Paragraph 61; Paragraph 62; Paragraph 63; Paragraph 64; Paragraph 65; Paragraph 66;

UKRAINE - Opinion on the Draft Law Amending the Law on Election of People's Deputies of Ukraine Presented by People's Deputies Lavrynovych and Portnov (2009)

Paragraph 11;

UKRAINE - Urgent Joint Opinion on the Draft Law 3612 on Democracy Through All-Ukraine Referendum (2020)

Paragraph 89;

UKRAINE- Opinion on the draft Law on election of people's deputies (Draft introducted by people's deputies S. Havrish, Y. Ioffe and H. Dashutin) (2003)

Paragraph 40;

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