Democracy for Development (D4D) has a long-standing legacy and expertise of working with political parties, election management bodies, civil society organizations and justice institutions to promote free and fair elections and promote the participation of marginalized communities in democratic processes.
D4D has been involved in a wide array of election topics including electoral and constitutional reform, voter behavior research, voter list audit, political party finance, election dispute resolution, voter education, and inclusion of youth, women and ethnic communities.
Since 2014, D4D has provided critical support to building a reliable and effective election dispute resolution system in Kosovo. In 2016, D4D supported the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Central Election Commission (CEC), Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP), Kosovo Police (KP), State Prosecution (SP) and Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC). During September 2020, the heads election management bodies and justice authorities renewed the Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their commitment to free and fair elections. During 2020, the Independent Media Commission (IMC) joined as a signatory party, providing a new momentum to addressing new and emerging challenges such as fake news and disinformation.
Over the years, D4D has supported regular coordination workshops[1] between the institutions, conducted research on election justice[2], and supported the development of a manual[3] for resolution of disputes for prosecutors and judges.
This is the third edition of the electoral justice report. The data presented in this report includes: number of complaints and appeals submitted to ECAP, types of decisions and fines, number of penal cases against voting rights in Courts, number of municipalities and polling stations holding repolls, number of recounted polling stations, and measures against media complaints. In instances where information was available, the data was broken down by the nature of violation, year and type of judgment.
This report would not have been possible without the cooperation of institutions including Election Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP), Central Election Commission (CEC), State Prosecutor (SP), Kosovo Police (KP), Kosovo Judicial Council (KJC) and Independent Media Commission (IMC).
—
[1] Roundtable: https://d4d-ks.org/en/activities/roundtable-prishtina-electoral-justice-elections-june-11th/
[2] First Edition: Brinking Justice to Elections: https://d4d-ks.org/en/papers/bringing-justice-to-elections ; and Second Edition: Enforcing Justice in Elections: https://d4d-ks.org/en/papers/enforcing-justice-elections-decided-complaints-appeals-penal-cases-pertaining-elections.
[3] Workshop: https://d4d-ks.org/en/activities/workshop-updaing-manual-related-electoral-disputes/
Izbori pred sudom: Rešavanje izbornih sporova na Kosovu
Demokratija za razvoj (D4D) se ističe svojim dugogodišnjim nasleđem i ekspertizom u radu sa političkim strankama, organima za sprovođenje izbora, organizacijama građanskog društva i pravosudnim institucijama, u promovisanju slobodnih i pravičnih izbora i unapređivanju učešća marginalizovanih zajednica u demokratskim procesima.
D4D je uključen u rad na nizu izbornih tema, među kojima u izbornu i ustavnu reformu, istraživanja o ponašanju birača, reviziju biračkog spiska, finansije političkih stranaka, rešavanje izbornih sporova, edukaciju birača, i uključivanje mladih, žena i etničkih zajednica.
Još od 2014. godine, D4D pruža ključnu podršku u izgradnji pouzdanog i delotvornog sistema za rešavanje izbornih sporova na Kosovu. D4D je 2016. godine podržao potpisivanje Memoranduma o razumevanju između Centralne izborne komisije (CIK), Izbornog panela za žalbe i predstavke (IPŽP), Kosovske policije (KP), Državnog tužilaštva (DT) i Sudskog saveta Kosova (SSK). Septembra 2020. godine, rukovodioci organa za sprovođenje izbora i pravosudni organi obnovili su Memorandum o razumevanju, ponovo potvrđujući svoju posvećenost sprovođenju slobodnih i fer izbora. Tokom 2020, Nezavisna komisija za medije (NKM) pridružila im se kao potpisnica, što je dalo nov zamajac radu na novim izazovima vremena, kao što su lažne vesti i dezinformisanje.
Duž godina, D4D je podržao redovne radionice koordinacije[1] između institucija, sproveo je istraživanje na temu izborne[2] pravde i podržao izradu priručnika[3] o rešavanju sporova, namenjenog tužiocima i sudijama.
Ovo je treće izdanje izveštaja o izbornoj pravdi. Podaci predstavljeni u istom odnose se na: broj žalbi i predstavki podnetih IPŽP-u, vrste odluka i novčane kazne, broj krivičnih predmeta protiv izbornog prava na sudovima, broj opština i biračkih mesta koja su ponovila glasanje, broj biračkih mesta na kojima je ponovljeno brojanje i mere preduzete u vezi sa pritužbama medija. Kad god su informacije bile dostupne, podaci su razvrstani po prirodi prekršaja, godini i vrsti presude.
Ovaj izveštaj ne bi bio moguć bez saradnje institucija, uključujući Izborni panel za žalbe i predstavke (IPŽP), Centralnu izbornu komisiju (CIK), Državno tužilaštvo (DT), Kosovsku policiju (KP), Sudski savet Kosova (SSK) i Nezavisnu komisiju za medije (NKM).
—
[1] Okrugli sto: https://d4d-ks.org/en/activities/roundtable-prishtina-electoral-justice-elections-june-11th
[2] Prvo izdanje: https://d4d-ks.org/en/papers/bringing-justice-to-elections/ ; Drugo izdanje: https://d4d-ks.org/en/papers/enforcing-justice-elections-decided-complaints-appeals-penal-cases-pertaining-elections/ .
[3] Radionica: https://d4d-ks.org/en/activities/workshop-updaing-manual-related-electoral-disputes
