The lack of a legal mechanism for preventing voters’ artificial migration and the vote of voters without residence may generate uncertainties and difficulties in organizing the general and parliamentary local elections of October 20. This conclusion was made by the Observation Mission of Promo-LEX Association in their first monitoring report, covering the time frame from June 18 to August 14, IPN reports.
Pavel Postica, head of the Mission, said at a press conference, that the issue of how voters use the voting rights certificate remains unsolved. Currently, having the voting rights certificate, only representatives of electoral bodies have the right to vote at any polling station.
According to Pavel Postica, the legislation still treats independent candidates unequally, as compared to those designated by political parties and electoral blocs, obliging only them to collect signatures on the subscription lists.
Pavel Postica also said that the approval in final reading and the possible entry into force of the draft law on the mixed system annulment, at the beginning of the electoral period, may create uncertainties and difficulties in organizing and conducting elections. There is a risk of confusion as regards the day of silence. At the February 24 poll, electoral agitation was allowed the day before the elections and on the day of the election, while now the day of silence was introduced again. Likewise, changes regarding the financing of candidates by people from abroad may cause confusion. There is not enough time to inform people about these new provisions.