Elections for Displaced: conflict-affected people can vote thanks to the OSCE’s assistance

Elections for Displaced: conflict-affected people can vote thanks to the OSCE’s assistance

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The speaker discusses the process of changing local elections and the challenges faced in implementing these changes.

Changing Local Elections

  • The speaker mentions the difficulty of changing local elections without causing significant disruptions.
  • Mechanisms for changing local elections are crucial for individuals on assignments or receiving medical treatment away from their registered voting location.
  • Lists for elections are formed specifically, not randomly, and adjustments are made during preparation to ensure fairness.
Video description

The crisis in Ukraine has displaced almost 1.5 million people. In a democracy, citizen’s right to vote and take part in elections is an essential human right. These days everyone can now take part in local elections whether displaced or not. And all this is due to a unified digital State Voter Register that the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine helped to establish. Learn more at: https://www.osce.org/project-coordinator-in-ukraine/osce-stories-real-lives This video story was produced as part of the “OSCE Real Lives” project with financial support from the US Mission to the OSCE.