EAdIElection Administration Index

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 17.º addresses the distribution of parliamentary seats within electoral lists and the succession of candidates in case of death or incompetency. It does not establish conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for election commissioners or senior election staff, nor does it create any accountability mechanism related to financial interests or party affiliations. This section pertains to candidate succession, not institutional governance of election administration.

Article 118.º establishes a codified statutory framework for judicial review: it specifies the competent court (Tribunal Constitucional), the timeline for filing (24 hours from posting of official notice), and the venue (Constitutional Court). The section further defines procedural details (notification of parties, response deadline, final decision timeline) and identifies the relevant administrative body subject to review (Comissão Nacional de Eleições). This satisfies all elements of COI.2.

“O recurso é interposto no prazo de vinte e quatro horas, a contar da afixação do edital a que se refere o artigo 112.º, perante o Tribunal Constitucional.”

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section establishes an election commission (Comissão Nacional de Eleições) and related assembly procedures grounded in statutory law (Lei n.º 14/79), not the Portuguese Constitution. The text specifies the composition, appointment procedures, and operational mandate for counting and tabulating votes abroad, all set by statute rather than constitutional provision. The criterion COMM.1 asks whether grounding is constitutional rather than statutory alone; this section provides only statutory grounding.

This article establishes a multi-branch appointment structure for the general count assemblies: the National Electoral Commission (executive/administrative), the Superior Council of the Judiciary (judiciary), the President (executive), and a Government minister (executive). However, the executive branch (President and Government) designates five of nine voting members, while the judiciary and electoral commission appoint only one and two respectively. The structure lacks meaningful political balance and concentrates appointment power in the executive, falling short of genuine multi-branch constraint on composition.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 72.º concerns voting rights and civic duties for citizens, not the institutional structure, appointment, or term protection of election commissioners. It addresses voter eligibility and judicial review of abstention justifications, not commission governance. No provision defining commissioner terms, staggered cycles, or removal grounds appears in this section.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section defines electoral propaganda and does not address commission composition, appointment procedures, political balance requirements, or any institutional structure for an election commission. It is a substantive rule governing campaign conduct, not a governance provision relevant to COMM.4.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section governs public subsidies to political parties and parliamentary groups, not the budget or funding structure of an election authority (Comissão Nacional de Eleições). It establishes formulaic disbursement of party subsidies through parliamentary budget allocations, but contains no statutory protection for an independent election administration budget against executive mid-cycle reallocation. The section does not address institutional funding autonomy for the election authority itself.

No matching sections in corpus.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: This section regulates prohibited financing of political parties, not the election authority itself or election administration vendors. FUND.3 asks whether foreign-source funding of the election authority (the administrative body conducting elections) is prohibited. This law addresses party finance restrictions only and does not establish statutory safeguards against foreign funding of election administration institutions or their vendors.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 23 governs judicial review of campaign finance penalties by the Constitutional Court and authorizes the Court to requisition technical staff or hire external auditors on contract. It does not establish a civil-service or merit-based statutory framework protecting career election staff employed by an election administration authority. The section addresses external technical resources and oversight mechanisms, not the institutional protection of a permanent, professional election workforce.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 48.º addresses the composition and constitution of polling station boards (mesas), including quorum requirements, substitute appointment procedures, and duty protections for board members. It contains no statutory requirement for training of election officials or poll workers, no specification of training content, and no definition of training frequency. The section is purely procedural regarding board formation and does not establish any training mandate.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 152 addresses only penalties for failure to participate in electoral duties (poll workers abandoning their posts). It contains no provision establishing whistleblower protections, reporting mechanisms, anti-retaliation safeguards, or confidentiality protections for election staff or officials who report irregularities. This section is purely punitive toward non-participation, not protective of those making good-faith disclosures of misconduct.

No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Article 79.º-C concerns the procedural mechanics of in-person advance mobile voting (ballot distribution, voter registration, envelope procedures, vote transport). It contains no statutory codification of voting-equipment certification criteria, evaluators, timelines, or public-comment procedures. The section addresses operational voting logistics, not the institutional framework for certifying election equipment.

No matching sections in corpus.

No matching sections in corpus.