EAdIElection Administration Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 143 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses voting procedures and ballot handling—specifically the mechanics of ballot preparation, stamping, compartmentalization, and voter authentication. It contains no provisions regarding conflict-of-interest disclosure, financial interest reporting, or accountability mechanisms for commissioners or election staff. This section is procedurally focused and does not engage with the governance or ethics framework required by COI.1.

The section establishes a codified right to lodge reclamations (complaints) against election-authority decisions, with a defined timeline (4 days from filing, concluded before the 7th day before election) and a procedural requirement for public hearing. However, it does not specify standing (who may lodge reclamations), venue for appeal if the local authority denies the complaint, or the right to subsequent judicial review beyond the municipal level. The provision creates administrative accountability at the local level but does not clearly establish access to courts or define the scope of judicial review.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section addresses the establishment and notification of ballot-counting bureaus (bureaux de dépouillement) — operational polling mechanics — not the creation or mandate of an election commission. Belgium's election commission (Commission Électorale Fédérale or similar body) would be governed elsewhere in the Electoral Code or Belgian Constitution. This excerpt contains no language establishing a commission's statutory existence or constitutional grounding.

The statute vests appointment and leadership of cantonal electoral boards exclusively in the judiciary—specifically trial court presidents, division presidents, and justices of the peace. No branch other than the judiciary appoints or designates these officials. While the electoral framework itself is set by statute (a multi-branch product), the immediate control of electoral administration is entrusted to an independent judicial branch, which satisfies the structural requirement against single-branch (executive) unilateral capture.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 146 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses post-election procedural duties of polling station bureaus (relevés of absent voters, late arrivals, and unlisted voters admitted to vote). It contains no provision regarding commissioner appointment, term length, staggered cycles, or statutory removal grounds. The section governs operational election administration, not institutional structure of an election commission.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 146 addresses post-election reporting procedures for polling station officers—specifically the compilation and transmission of voter records, absences, and staffing gaps to the justice of the peace. It contains no provisions relating to the composition, appointment, balance, or structural independence of any election commission. The criterion COMM.4 requires statutory protection of commission political balance; this section deals entirely with administrative vote-closing procedures and has no bearing on commission structure.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 116 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses candidate presentation procedures, signature requirements, and ballot symbolism. It contains no provisions regarding election authority budgeting, funding mechanisms, or statutory appropriations. The section is entirely procedural and does not establish any independent funding line for electoral administration.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 38 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses cost allocation in judicial proceedings (dépens/litigation costs), not election administration budgeting or funding cycles. It contains no statutory framework for multi-year election infrastructure funding, budget cycles, or protection from annual political appropriation disputes. The section is legally inapplicable to FUND.2.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 95 addresses the composition and selection of electoral bureau presidents and assessors (poll workers and counting station staff), not the career professional staff of the election authority itself. The section describes temporary election-day personnel drawn from professional categories (magistrates, lawyers, notaries, teachers, etc.) selected randomly, not civil-service protections for permanent election administration employees. No statutory framework protecting merit-based career staff is provided.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 103 of the Belgian Code électoral addresses the formation of polling station bureaus and the selection of assessors, but contains no provisions regarding training, certification, or professional development of election officials or poll workers. The section is limited to procedural rules for bureau assembly and does not establish any statutory requirement for mandatory training with defined content or frequency.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 110 of the Belgian Electoral Code addresses unauthorized access to polling locations and penalties for trespass or obstruction during voting operations. It contains no statutory framework for whistleblower protection, confidentiality safeguards for staff reporting irregularities, non-retaliation provisions, or any accountability mechanism designed to protect election workers who disclose misconduct. The section is purely procedural and penal in nature, unrelated to the institutional protection of staff who report violations.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 179/1 establishes a notification and consultation mechanism between the minister and a College of Experts regarding malfunctions in voting systems and electronic vote transmission, but it does not codify a certification process. The provision addresses post-election dysfunction reporting and expert collaboration, not pre-election equipment certification criteria, evaluators, timelines, or public-comment procedures required by CERT.1.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.