The Quick Count and Election Observation
The Quick Count and Election Observation The Quick Count and Election Observation
THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION Convention on the Political Rights of Women Article I Women shall be entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men without any discrimination. Article II Women shall be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies, established by national law, on equal terms with men, without any discrimination. Article III Women shall be entitled to hold public office and to exercise all public functions, established by national law, on equal terms with men, without any discrimination. 155 APPENDIX 4—CONTINUED African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights Article 13 1. Every citizen shall have the right to participate freely in the government of his country, either directly or through freely chosen representatives in accordance with the provisions of the law. American Convention on Human Rights Article 23 Right to Participate in Government 1. Every citizen shall enjoy the following rights and opportunities: a. to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely chosen representatives; b. to vote and to be elected in genuine periodic elections, which shall be by universal and equal suffrage and by secret ballot that guarantees the free expression of the will of the voters; and c. to have access, under general conditions of equality, to the public service of his country. 2. The law may regulate the exercise of the rights and opportunities referred to in the preceding paragraph only on the basis of age, nationality, residence, language, education, civil and mental capacity, or sentencing by a competent court in criminal proceedings. American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man Article XX Every person having legal capacity is entitled to participate in the government of his country, directly or through his representatives, and to take part in popular elections, which shall be by secret ballot, and shall be honest, periodic and free.
A P P E N D I C E S 156 APPENDIX 4—CONTINUED Inter-American Democratic Charter Article 1 The peoples of the Americas have a right to democracy and their governments have an obligation to promote and defend it. … Article 3 Essential elements of representative democracy include, inter alia, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, access to and the exercise of power in accordance with the rule of law, the holding of periodic, free, and fair elections based on secret balloting and universal suffrage as an expression of the sovereignty of the people, the pluralistic system of political parties and organizations, and the separation of powers and independence of the branches of government. Protocol (No. 1) to the [European] Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Article 3 The High Contracting Parties undertake to hold free elections at reasonable intervals by secret ballot, under conditions which will ensure the free expression of the opinion of the people in the choice of the legislature. Document of the 1990 Copenhagen Meeting of the Conference on the Human Dimension (Copenhagen Document of the OSCE) ... [The participating States] recognize that pluralistic democracy and the rule of law are essential for ensuring respect for all human rights and fundamental freedoms, the development of human contacts and the resolution of other issues of a related humanitarian character. They therefore welcome the commitment expressed by all participating States to the ideals of democracy and political pluralism as well as their common determination to build democratic societies based on free elections and the rule of law. … In order to strengthen respect for, and enjoyment of, human rights and fundamental freedoms, to develop human contacts and to resolve issues of a related humanitarian character, the participating States agree on the following: … (3) They reaffirm that democracy is an inherent element of the rule of law. They recognize the importance of pluralism with regard to political organizations. … (5) They solemnly declare that among those elements of justice which are essential to the full expression of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all human beings are the following: (5.1) - free elections that will be held at reasonable intervals by secret ballot or by equivalent free voting procedure, under conditions which ensure in practice the free expression of the opinion of the electors in the choice of their representatives;
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THE QUICK COUNT AND ELECTION OBSERVATION<br />
Convention on the Political Rights of Women<br />
Article I<br />
Women shall be entitled to vote in all elections on equal terms with men without<br />
any discrimination.<br />
Article II<br />
Women shall be eligible for election to all publicly elected bodies, established<br />
by national law, on equal terms with men, without any discrimination.<br />
Article III<br />
Women shall be entitled to hold public office <strong>and</strong> to exercise all public functions,<br />
established by national law, on equal terms with men, without any<br />
discrimination.<br />
155<br />
APPENDIX 4—CONTINUED<br />
African Charter on Human <strong>and</strong> Peoples' Rights<br />
Article 13<br />
1. Every citizen shall have the right to participate freely in the government of<br />
his country, either directly or through freely chosen representatives in accordance<br />
with the provisions of the law.<br />
American Convention on Human Rights<br />
Article 23 Right to Participate in Government<br />
1. Every citizen shall enjoy the following rights <strong>and</strong> opportunities:<br />
a. to take part in the conduct of public affairs, directly or through freely<br />
chosen representatives;<br />
b. to vote <strong>and</strong> to be elected in genuine periodic elections, which shall be<br />
by universal <strong>and</strong> equal suffrage <strong>and</strong> by secret ballot that guarantees the<br />
free expression of the will of the voters; <strong>and</strong><br />
c. to have access, under general conditions of equality, to the public service<br />
of his country.<br />
2. <strong>The</strong> law may regulate the exercise of the rights <strong>and</strong> opportunities referred<br />
to in the preceding paragraph only on the basis of age, nationality, residence,<br />
language, education, civil <strong>and</strong> mental capacity, or sentencing by a competent<br />
court in criminal proceedings.<br />
American Declaration of the Rights <strong>and</strong> Duties of Man<br />
Article XX<br />
Every person having legal capacity is entitled to participate in the government<br />
of his country, directly or through his representatives, <strong>and</strong> to take part in popular<br />
elections, which shall be by secret ballot, <strong>and</strong> shall be honest, periodic<br />
<strong>and</strong> free.
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