ZAGREB, Dec 14 (Hina) - The State Electoral Commission's decision to supply non-party observers with minutes on the work of voters' committees at town or municipal electoral commissions, and not directly at polling stations, met with
objections of Croatian NGO GONG, which assessed it as contrary to principles of the openness of the electoral process to the public. GONG said in a statement on Tuesday the decision made it impossible to observe the path of the minutes from the polling station to the town or municipal electoral commission, and that it was contrary to the Electoral Law and Croatia's international obligations as a member of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. GONG claims that according to the Electoral Law, NGO observers have the right to observe the entire electoral process, and that the issuance of minutes as soon as voting results are establis
ZAGREB, Dec 14 (Hina) - The State Electoral Commission's decision
to supply non-party observers with minutes on the work of voters'
committees at town or municipal electoral commissions, and not
directly at polling stations, met with objections of Croatian NGO
GONG, which assessed it as contrary to principles of the openness of
the electoral process to the public.
GONG said in a statement on Tuesday the decision made it impossible
to observe the path of the minutes from the polling station to the
town or municipal electoral commission, and that it was contrary to
the Electoral Law and Croatia's international obligations as a
member of the Council of Europe and the Organisation for Security
and Cooperation in Europe.
GONG claims that according to the Electoral Law, NGO observers have
the right to observe the entire electoral process, and that the
issuance of minutes as soon as voting results are established at
every polling station is a practice in force in most democratic
countries.
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