EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
100.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 1/1100.0% | Article 32 codifies CEC composition (12 members appointed). Article 34 codifies multi-tier commission formation. Article 30 codifies recall-voting commissions. Article 97 codifies Council of Republic election authority. Multi-tier statutorily codified, though political-balance composition is heavily state-controlled in practice per OSCE/ODIHR reports. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Eligibility
40.0% · 2/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)? | 1/1100.0% | Article 3 codifies basic principles of holding elections including age requirement reference. Article 57 codifies presidential candidate age (40+). Article 60 codifies nomination rights. Article 20 codifies voter-list inclusion. Constitution Article 64 (not surfaced) constitutionally sets age 18 for suffrage. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure? | 1/333.3% | Article 98 codifies Council of Republic candidate qualifications (Belarusian citizen, 30+). Article 76 covers proxies. Article 60 covers nomination. Article 70 cancellation of nominations. Article 68 (registration). Statutory disqualification framework exists but constitutional grounding (Constitution Article 64) not surfaced. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
Identification
20.0% · 1/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion? | 0/10.0% | Article 61 nomination procedure. Article 66 candidate-nomination documents. Article 114 referendum initiative. Article 42 district-commission powers. Article 33 CEC powers. Voter-ID requirements live in Article 52 (Conducting voting) — not directly surfaced for this datapoint. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 48 covers election expense funding — not free ID. Belarus's universal internal passport system (separate statute) makes ID broadly available. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 13 transparency framework — not at-polls cure. No provisional-ballot/affidavit cure procedure codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Article 21 codifies the appeal right: 'Lists of citizens... irregularities in the list' provides for challenging voter-list entries. Article 65 (candidate-nomination procedure). Article 134 (initiative-group registration). Comprehensive appeal mechanisms codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Registration
28.6% · 2/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 0.5/150.0% | Article 135 codifies signature-collection deadlines for recall initiatives. Article 61 codifies nomination periods (e.g., 75-days-before-election framework). Article 121 codifies referendum summarisation. Article 65 codifies candidate-by-signature procedure. Article 21 codifies voter-list familiarisation. Statutory deadline framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 0.5/150.0% | Article 21 codifies the cure procedure: 'right to appeal irregularities in the list' with correction mechanism through commission. Article 66 (candidate documents). Article 114 (referendum initiative). Article 116 (consideration of initiative). Article 68 (candidate registration). Comprehensive cure framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Article 21 codifies the voter's right to challenge irregularities in the voter list. Article 70 codifies nomination-cancellation appeal. Article 65 codifies signature-based nomination. Article 101 codifies Council of Republic candidate registration. Article 49 codifies liability for obstructing electoral rights. Statutory challenge-right framework codified. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation? | 0/20.0% | Article 70 (cancellation of nominations) — not voter-roll maintenance. Article 65 (candidate-by-signature). Article 64 (deputies-by-collective). Article 61 (presidential nomination). Article 87 (repeat elections). Voter-roll maintenance criteria live in Article 19-21 (some surfaced) and Civil Status Acts (separate instrument). | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 70 (cancellation of nominations) — wrong target. No pre-purge notice procedure codified for voter rolls. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
Roll Integrity
0.0% · 0/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
Voter Assistance
16.7% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | Article 44 codifies precinct-commission powers including arrangements for voters with disabilities. Article 38 (state-body assistance to commissions). Article 40-41 (district/regional commissions). Some accessibility framework codified through precinct duty to arrange access. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
Voting Methods
33.3% · 2/6| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)? | 1/1100.0% | Article 50 codifies statutory polling hours: 'voting is carried out from 8 to 20 hours' — 12-hour fixed period. Article 53 codifies early voting. Article 55 (count-of-votes timing). Article 37 (precinct organization). Article 44 (precinct powers). Hours statutorily fixed. | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute? | 1/1100.0% | Article 53 codifies the early-voting framework: 'no earlier than five days before the' election day, voters who cannot vote on election day may cast early ballots. Article 51 (organization), Article 78 (territorial commission results). 5-day pre-election early-voting period statutorily codified. (Note: OSCE/ODIHR consistently flags Belarus's early-voting period as opaque in practice.) | § view source 2026-05-18 |
| VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |
| VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-18 |