Concerning the issues in the draft under consideration, ODIHR and the Venice Commission make the following key recommendations for further improvement of the draft amendments to the Election Code:
A. Further strengthening the recruitment and selection process for the formation of election administration bodies by strengthening the selection criteria and procedures and enhancing transparency of the selection process.
B. Further reducing the residency requirement for mayoral and municipal council candidates in line with international standards.
C. Establishing a regulatory framework for the use of new voting technologies that is in line with international good practice and understandable to the general reader and includes the planning of any new use of electronic means well in advance, with effective voter education and election administration training undertaken, and all measures to foster public trust in the system put in place and implemented.
D. Establishing clear and comprehensive criteria for the conduct of recounts.