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% | Local Elections Law Article 11 codifies that 'Organs for conducting elections are autonomous and independent in their work and operate on the basis of law and regulations adopted on the basis of law.' This is a direct statutory independence guarantee. “Органи за спровођење избора су самостални и независни у раду и раде на основу закона и прописа донетих на основу закона.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
Eligibility
80.0% · 4/5| 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% | MP Election Law Article 10 establishes age (18 years), residency (in Republic of Serbia), and capacity as conditions for active and passive electoral right. Constitution Article 37 (4283) reinforces that legal capacity begins at 18. “Право да бира посланика и да буде биран за посланика има грађанин са пребивалиштем у Републици Србији који је истовремено и југословенски држављанин, који је навршио 18 година живота и пословно је способан (у даљем тексту: бирач).” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure? | 3/3100.0% | President Election Law Article 3 codifies an ordinal disqualification framework: full deprivation of legal capacity disqualifies; partial deprivation disqualifies only if the court's ruling specifically finds the person incapable of exercising electoral rights; extended parental authority disqualifies. This is a tiered, judicial-review-bound regime — same caliber as Bulgaria Constitution Art 42 and Romania Constituția Art 36. “Право да бира председника Републике и да буде биран за председника Републике има пунолетни држављанин Републике Србије над којим није продужено родитељско право, односно који није потпуно лишен пословне способности.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| 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 section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Finance Law Article 47 concerns RESTORATION of party financing rights after compliance — not restoration of individual voting rights after disqualification. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
Identification
0.0% · 0/5Registration
57.1% · 4/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 20 codifies the registration deadline: voter list closes no later than 15 days before election day. Article 13 (4465) establishes who can be registered; Article 19 (4471) governs the citizen-correction window. “Бирачки списак закључује се најкасније 15 дана пре дана одржавања избора.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 14 enumerates registration methods: (1) ex officio based on registry data, other official records, public documents, and direct verification; (2) on voter request with other credible evidence. Article 12 (4464) provides the right of citizen access to the list; Article 13 (4465) the residency-based registration rule; Article 16 (4468) permits multiple list formats. “Упис у бирачки списак и брисање из тог списка врши се по службеној дужности, на основу података из матичних књига, других службених евиденција, јавних исправа и непосредног проверавања.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 19 codifies the cure procedure: every citizen may petition the list-keeping authority for entry, deletion, correction, or supplementation. The authority must decide within 48 hours, with judicial review available within another 48 hours. “Сваки грађанин може органу надлежном за вођење бирачког списка поднети захтев за упис, брисање, исправку или допуну бирачког списка” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: President Election Law Article 19 governs municipal commission's results-reporting timeline, not rejection challenge against voter-list entry. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| 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% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-15 |
| REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 17 codifies pre-purge notice: when the list-keeping authority finds an entry for a deceased person or someone who has moved, it must issue a decision (решење), which is delivered to the person if their new residence is known, or otherwise publicly posted in the previous residence. Inter-municipal notification is also required. “О брисању лица из става 1. овог члана доноси се решење.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
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 2026-05-15 |
Voter Assistance
66.7% · 2/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | President Election Law Article 17 codifies the language-assistance threshold: in municipalities where a minority language is in official use on the day of election proclamation, the candidate list is printed in both Serbian Cyrillic and the minority language. Voter Register Law Article 7 (4724) parallels for voter-list entries (dual-script name recording for minority-language speakers). “У општини и граду у којима је на дан расписивања избора у службеној употреби језик националне мањине, поред листе кандидата за избор председника Републике која се штампа на српском језику ћириличким писмом, израђује се и листа кандидата за избор” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| 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? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 72 codifies disabled-voter assistance: a blind, disabled, or illiterate voter has the right to bring a person of their choice to fill out the ballot. Article 72.a provides home-voting via a three-member visiting team of polling board members. “Бирач који није у могућности да на бирачком месту лично гласа (слепо, инвалидно или неписмено лице) има право да поведе лице које ће уместо њега, на начин које оно одреди, испунити листић, односно обавити гласање.” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| 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 2026-05-15 |
Voting Methods
16.7% · 1/6| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-15 |
| 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 section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Constitution Art 127 governs government formation, irrelevant. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | MP Election Law Article 73 and Article 73.a codify the absentee voting framework: voters resident abroad vote at diplomatic-consular missions and at special polling places designated by the Republic Election Commission. Military voters and military-exercise participants vote at the polling place nearest their unit. Article 13 (4465) requires voters resident abroad to be entered in the voter list based on last residence. Article 15 (4467) requires their address to be recorded. “Бирачи који имају боравиште у иностранству гласају у дипломатско-конзуларним представништвима” | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Constitution Art 196 governs publication of laws, not early voting. | § view source 2026-05-15 |
| 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 2026-05-15 |
| 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 2026-05-15 |