electoral process, and lack of such lists of accurate and updated names and
information may deprive a number of citizens of exercising their right in this
regard.
To ensure the full enjoyment of the right to vote and the right to contest for
election, is also necessary to facilitate exchange of information and opinions
relevant to the electoral process freely, through free press and other media capable
of commenting and informing the public opinion on the course of this process
with full transparency. Such right is linked to the necessity of taking all necessary
measures by the country to ensure the enjoyment of other human rights relevant to
such right to peaceful gather and hold peaceful public meetings, and the right of
establishing associations as fundamental foundations for the effective exercise of
the right to vote and the right to contest for elections.
The Country should create an independent electoral commission to oversee the
electoral process and ensure its integrity and functioning in accordance with the
provisions of the law. This commission should ensure secrecy of the ballot
during the electoral process in particular, and to protect the voters from all forms
of temptation or coercion that may force them to reveal their electoral
orientation and it should also ensure the integrity of the ballot box. Votes should
be counted in the presence of candidates or their agents and the decisions taken
by the electoral commission regarding the electoral process should be subject to
judicial oversight to ensure the confidence of the voters and the public in the
output of that process.
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