Venice, Scuola Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista - The 80th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections was held on 20 June 2024 in Venice, Italy. During this meeting, the Council approved:

• the draft Opinion on amendments to the Election Code which abolish gender quotas of Georgia;
• the draft Follow-up Opinion to the Joint Opinion on the draft amendments to the Election Code and to the Rules of Procedure of the Parliament of Georgia;
• the draft Interim Opinion on possible legislative solutions to conduct future electoral processes in Haiti;
• the draft Opinion on the Law of the Republic of Moldova on the partial implementation of the postal vote; and
• the draft Revised interpretative declaration to the Code of Good Practice in Electoral Matters on the Stability of electoral law.
• Link to annotated agenda

The Council for Democratic Elections is the only tripartite body of the Council of Europe, comprising members of the Venice Commission, the Parliamentary Assembly and the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe. Its aim is to unite the legal experience of the Venice Commission and the political experience of the Assembly and the Congress and to examine all the opinions relating to States and documents of a general nature concerning elections before their submission for adoption by the Venice Commission.

• More information on the CDE

Related documents:

CDL-AD(2024)027  French  24/06/2024 -  Public
Déclaration interprétative révisée sur la Stabilité du droit électoral, approuvée par le Conseil des élections démocratiques lors de sa 80e réunion (Venise, 20 juin 2024) et adoptée par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 139e session plénière (Venise, 21-22 juin 2024) 

CDL-AD(2024)027  English  24/06/2024 -  Public
Revised interpretative declaration on the Stability of electoral law, approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 80th meeting (Venice, 20 June 2024) and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 139th Plenary Session (Venice, 21-22 June 2024) 

CDL(2024)026  English  07/06/2024 -  Public
List of activities between the 79th and 81st meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections 

CDL(2024)026  French  07/06/2024 -  Public
Liste des activités entre la 79e et la 81e réunions du Conseil des élections démocratiques 

CDL-AD(2024)023  English  24/06/2024 -  Public
Georgia - Opinion on amendments to the Election Code which abolish gender quotas, approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 80th meeting (Venice, 20 June 2024) and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 139th Plenary Session (Venice, 21-22 June 2024) 

CDL-AD(2024)023  Georgian  24/06/2024 -  Public
Georgia - Opinion on amendments to the Election Code which abolish gender quotas, approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 80th meeting (Venice, 20 June 2024) and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 139th Plenary Session (Venice, 21-22 June 2024) 

CDL-AD(2024)023  French  24/06/2024 -  Public
Géorgie - Avis sur les amendements au code électoral qui abolissent les quotas de genre, approuvé par le Conseil des élections démocratiques lors de sa 80e réunion (Venise, 20 juin 2024) et adopté par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 139e session plénière (Venise, 21-22 juin 2024) 

CDL-AD(2024)017  English  26/06/2024 -  Public
Haiti - Interim Opinion on possible constitutional and legislative solutions to conduct future electoral processes, approved by the Council for Democratic Elections at its 80th meeting (Venice, 20 June 2024) and adopted by the Venice Commission at its 139th Plenary Session (Venice, 21-22 June 2024) 

CDL-AD(2024)017  French  26/06/2024 -  Public
Haïti - Avis intérimaire sur les solutions constitutionnelles et législatives possibles pour la conduite des futures procédures électorales, approuvé par le Conseil des élections démocratiques lors de sa 80e réunion (Venise, 20 juin 2024) et adopté par la Commission de Venise lors de sa 139e session plénière (Venise, 21-22 juin 2024) 

CDL-OJ(2024)003ann  English  07/06/2024 -  Public
80th meeting of the Council for Democratic Elections, Venice, 20 June 2024 - Draft annotated agenda 

CDL-OJ(2024)003ann  French  07/06/2024 -  Public
80e réunion du Conseil des élections démocratiques, Venise, le 20 juin 2024 - Projet d'ordre du jour annoté