নির্বাচনি তফসিলে মনোনয়নপত্র বাছাইয়ের সময় বৃদ্ধি করা, যাতে হলফনামা যাচাই—বাছাই করা ও আপিল নিষ্পত্তির জন্য পর্যাপ্ত সময় পাওয়া যায়। অন্যদিকে নির্বাচনি প্রচারণার সময় কমানো, যাতে প্রার্থীর নির্বাচনি ব্যয়ে সাশ্রয় হয়।

Year
2025
Reform Domain
Electoral Process Electoral Process
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Nomination Papers
Source of Reform Proposals
Electoral Reform Commission
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Action Implementation
Action Implementation
Stage of Implementation
Observation
    In comparison to the 12th National Election, the timeframe for the review of affidavits has been extended from four days to six days, indicating a measure of alignment with the proposed reforms. This extension provides the Election Commission with a marginally longer duration for the scrutiny process.Contrary to the reform proposal advocating for a reduction in the campaigning period, the Election Commission has decided to permit an additional day for campaigning, thereby increasing the total from 19 days to 20 days.
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(a) Election expenditure to be capped at BDT 10 per voter per parliamentary constituency. (b) All election expenses to be processed through banking systems or financial technology platforms (e.g., Bikash, Rocket). (c) To maintain close oversight on election expenditures of candidates and political parties, the Election Commission to set up ‘election expenditure monitoring committees’ at the constituency levels. (d) Election expenditures iled by candidates and political parties to be subjected to auditing, the candidates’ election to be annulled in case of discrepancies. (e) All election related expenses of the Election Commission to be a charge on the consolidated budget of the Republic.
Legal and Policy Framework
(a) To allow stationary observation, so that observers may remain at the centre throughout the day, but not inside the polling booth continuously. (b) Official permission to be granted to observer organizations for pre-election observation. (c) Fake and biased observers to be banned. (d) Appointment of individual observers to be allowed. (e) Election observation reports to be used to improve future elections. (f) To make the steps from the beginning to the end of appointing international observers clear for the concerned organizations. To appoint observers according to the decision of the Commission instead of the government. (g) Journalist with valid election commission-issued cards to be allowed to enter polling stations to document irregularities, and they be allowed to use motorcycles on election day.
Operationalisation
(a) The proposed Election Commission Act to have provisions to ensure that offenses or irregularities committed by the Election Commission to be brought to justice. (b) By amending the relevant law, to retain the provision requiring the Commission’s permission to file cases against government officers and employees, and to remove the legal barriers to conducting an investigation or inquiry in this regard. (c) To relax the prescribed time limit for filing cases under sections 73 and 74, in section 90 of the Representation of the People Order, 1972. (d) A time limit to be set for the disposal of electoral offense cases to expedite the length of adjudication and ensure timely justice.
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