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Author: Michał Kania Irregularities in the local elections in Poland as a threat to democracy THE FIRST PART – OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook instructions Table 1. 14/25 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 77.
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Author: Michał Kania Table 2. 12/18 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 81.
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Author: Michał Kania Table 3. 7/7 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 82.
Table 4. 4/6 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 88.
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Author: Michał Kania Table 5. 2/8 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 89.
Table 6. 1/4 irregularities confirmed
Source: OSCE/ODHIR Election Observation Handbook, sixth version, page 89.
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Author: Michał Kania
THE SECOND PART – POLISH PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS 9 October 2011; OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report The five main recommendations: 1. The Election Code should provide for full access for domestic non-partisan observers to all stages of the electoral process in line with the OSCE commitments. 2. To ensure that public confidence is not only maintained but strengthened, the NEC could consider organizing periodic post-election review meetings of electoral officials from all levels of the administration to discuss best practice, training and potential improvements to the electoral process. 3. It would be timely to undertake a comprehensive review of the practice and relevant legal provisions in relation to the secrecy of the ballot. The authorities should also consider further measures to enhance the secrecy of the ballot, such as voter education activities and training of election authorities, to fully implement all procedures designed to ensure the secrecy of the vote. 4. The booklet format of ballots might merit a review, as it causes serious delays to the counting process. 5. The narrow wording of the law and its interpretation should be reviewed in order to provide for the validity of the vote in all cases where the intention of the voter is clear and unambiguous, and not only in the cases where the ballot is marked with a cross.