Council of Europe Standards in the Electoral Field

I. Elections

Code of good practice and its interpretative declarations

1.       *[1]CDL-AD(2002)023rev Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters  = 33 pages 

2.       *CDL-AD(2005)043 Stability of the electoral Law - Interpretative Declaration  = 2 pages 

3.       *CDL-AD(2006)020 Women's participation in elections - Interpretative Declaration  = 2 pages

4.       CDL-AD(2011)045 Participation of persons with disabilities in elections - Interpretative Declaration  = 2 pages 

Electoral process

Synthesis documents

1.       *CDL-AD(2006)018 Electoral Law and Electoral Administration in Europe - Synthesis study on recurrent challenges and problematic issues  = 51 pages 

2.       CDL(2002)007rev Europe's electoral heritage = 35 pages

Specific issues

1.       CDL-AD(2011)020  Funding of electoral campaigns - Opinion on the need for a code of good practice  = 58 pages 

2.       CDL-AD(2009)027 Imperative Mandate and Similar Practices  = 14 pages 

3.       *CDL-AD(2007)037 Choosing the Date of an Election   = 16 pages 

 Electoral systems

1.       *CDL-AD(2010)007 Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which bar parties from access to Parliament – Report II  = 13 pages 

2.       *CDL-AD(2008)037  Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which bar parties from access to Parliament - Comparative Report  = 12 pages

3.       *CDL-AD(2004)003 Electoral Systems - Overview of available solutions and selection criteria  = 46 pages

 
Right to vote

1.       *CDL-AD(2011)022 Out-of-country voting  = 15 pages 

2.       CDL-AD(2005)011 and 012 Abolition of restrictions on the right to vote in general elections  = 9 pages, 11 pages 

3.       CDL-AD(2004)012 Remote Voting and Electronic Voting - Compatibility with the Standards of the Council of Europe  = 15 pages 

Affirmative action and similar measures

Women

1.       CDL-AD(2009)029 Impact of Electoral Systems on Women's Representation in Politics  = 30 pages 

2.       *CDL-AD(2006)020 Declaration on Women's Participation in Elections  = 2 pages 

 National Minorities

1.       CDL-AD(2008)013 Dual voting for persons belonging to national minorities  = 13 pages 

2.       *CDL-AD(2005)009 Electoral rules and affirmative action for national minorities' participation in decision-making process in European countries  = 18 pages 

3.       *CDL-INF(2000)004 Electoral law and national minorities  =  39 pages

II. Referendums

1.       *CDL-AD(2007)008rev Code of Good Practice on Referendums  = 24 pages 

2.       *CDL-AD(2005)034 Referendums in Europe – an analysis of the legal rules in European States  = 43 pages 

3.       CDL-AD(2005)034add Tables summarising the replies to the questionnaire on referendums  = 71 pages 

4.       CDL-AD(2005)034add2 Tables summarising the replies to the questionnaire on local and regional referendums  = 36 pages 

III. Political Parties

1.       CDL-AD(2010)024 Guidelines on political party regulation  = 61 pages 

2.       CDL-AD(2009)021 Code of Good Practice in the field of Political Parties  = 59 pages 

3.       *CDL-AD(2006)014 Prohibition of financial contributions to political parties from foreign sources  = 20 pages 

4.       *CDL-AD(2006)025 Participation of Political Parties in Elections  = 12 pages 

5.       CDL-AD(2004)007rev Guidelines and explanatory report on legislation on political parties: some specific issues  = 10 pages 

6.       CDL-INF(2001)008 Guidelines and report on the financing of political parties  = 14 pages 

7.       CDL-INF(2000)001 Guidelines on prohibition and dissolution of political parties and analogous measures  =  22 pages

IV. Election observation and assessment

1.       CDL-AD(2010)037 - Timeline and inventory of political criteria for assessing an election  = 6 pages 

2.       CDL-AD(2010)043 - Figure based management of possible election fraud  = 24 pages 

3.       CDL-AD(2009)054 - Cancellation of election results  = 15 pages 

 

4.       *CDL-AD(2009)059 Guidelines on an internationally recognised status of election observers  = 8 pages 

5.       CDL-AD(2009)031 Guidelines on Media Analysis during Election Observation Missions  = 29 pages 

6.       *CDL-AD(2009)026  Internationally recognised status of election observers - Summary of Recommendations  = 5 pages 

7.       CDL-AD(2009)020rev Internationally recognised status of election observers - report  = 21 pages 

8.       CDL-AD(2006)021 Election Evaluation Guide  = 22 pages 

9.       CDL-AD(2005)013 Election Observation Form  = 3 pages 

10.   CDL-EL(2011)001rev Electoral Glossary: English – French  = 40 pages