Comparative study of principles and requirements related to the electoral oversight body and the process governing the announcement of election results

Fatahi Zafarkandi, Ali; Shafaghi, Mohammad; Abolhasani, Mohammad Hassan; Salmani, Mohammad Matin

doi:10.22034/law.2024.61420.3389

Comparative study of principles and requirements related to the electoral oversight body and the process governing the announcement of election results

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Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Guardian Council Research Institute, Tehran, Iran

² Doctoral student of Public Law, Faculty of Law and Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

³ Master's student in International Law, Imam Sadegh University, Tehran, Iran

⁴ Master's student in Political Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/law.2024.61420.3389

Abstract

Nowadays, in the constitutional law of many political systems, the right to determine one’s destiny and political participation of people through elections is recognized as one of their fundamental rights and is considered essential to the social and political life of those communities. An essential assumption in any electoral system worldwide is the existence of an electoral oversight body as a supreme and determining institution that safeguards the general will; furthermore, in the post-election phase, the issue of announcing the results as the seal of approval holds great importance. To this end, this article aims to address the principles and requirements surrounding the oversight body for elections and announcing results using a descriptive-analytical method and relying on reputable library documents with a comparative perspective. The research findings indicate that by studying the electoral system existing within the legal framework of governments, the principles and necessities of the electoral oversight body and the announcement of results can be examined and scrutinized.

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