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Legal books line the shelves of ODIHR's Elections Department. (OSCE/Agnieszka Rembowska) Photo details
  • Moldova: Opinion on Law on the Partial Implementation of the Postal Vote
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Deputy Speaker of Parliament of Moldova.
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    1 July 2024
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  • Georgia: Opinion on Two Organic Laws of Georgia Amending the Election Code and the Law on Political Unions of Citizens in Relation to Gender Quotas
    This Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights following a request from the Public Defender of Georgia.
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    27 June 2024
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  • Serbia: Urgent Opinion on Draft Amendments to Several Pieces of Election-Related Legislation
    This Urgent Opinion was prepared by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Serbian authorities.
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    16 April 2024
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  • Moldova: Joint Amicus Curiae Brief on the Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional
    This Joint Amicus Curiae Brief was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the President of the Constitutional Court of Moldova.
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    20 December 2023
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  • Moldova: Joint Follow-up Opinion to the Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Code and Other Related Laws Concerning Ineligibility of Persons Connected to Political Parties Declared Unconstitutional
    This Joint Follow-up Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Speaker of the Parliament of Moldova.
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    20 December 2023
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  • Georgia: Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Election Code and to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament
    This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Speaker of the Parliament of Georgia.
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    20 December 2023
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  • Armenia: Joint Opinion on Draft Amendments to the Electoral Code and Related Legislation
    This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Minister of Justice of Armenia.
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    20 October 2023
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  • Ukraine: Joint Opinion on the Draft Law Amending Certain Legislative Acts which Restrict the Participation in the State Power of Persons Associated with Political Parties whose Activities are Prohibited by Law
    This Joint Opinion was prepared by the European Commission for Democracy Through Law (Venice Commission) and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) following a request from the Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
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    20 October 2023
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