Election observer

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The election observer is an independent person who observes an election or vote and thereby checks that it has been carried out legally in a democratic sense. This is to prevent election fraud . In order to be effective, election observation extends both to the preparation of the elections ( voter lists , ballot papers , polling stations , etc.) and - while maintaining voting secrecy - to the voting process itself (possible hindrances or influences), to the counting and recording of the votes Election result. Internationally, it is customary for foreign election observers, for example from the OSCE , to be on site and be able to publish their findings unhindered.

Election observation in Germany

In Germany, voting is public. During the election process and the determination and determination of the election result, everyone has access to the voting room , provided that this is possible without interference. The electoral board can expel people who disrupt order and tranquility from the voting area. Regulations exist in the election laws and election regulations.

International election observation

Organizations

literature

  • Hans-Jörg Schmedes: Voting in Europe. The OSCE's observation of the 2009 Bundestag elections. In: Journal for Parliamentary Issues . No. 1, 2010, pp. 77-91.
  • Wolfgang Sender: Russia and the OSCE's election observations: An empirical study on the causes of the Putin's administration's resistance to the ODIHR. Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-631-63585-8 .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ [ § 31 ] Federal Election Act (BWahlG).
  2. ^ [ § 54 ] Federal Electoral Regulations (BWO).
  3. ^ [ § 47 ] European Election Regulations (EuWO).

Web links

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