Editing Elections in Lithuania (section)

=== Monitoring and assessment ===

Elections in Lithuania have been assessed as generally free and fair by domestic and international monitors, although voting irregularities and allegations of vote-buying have occurred,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2014/lithuania#.VbdwrKP8Lcs |title=Nations in Transit 2014: Lithuania  |publisher=Freedom House |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref> although [[OSCE]] highlight the overly broad interpretation of a definition of vote-buying as a possible explanation of the scale of allegations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/98586?download=true |title=Parliamentary Elections 14 October 2012 OSCE/ODIHR Election Assessment Mission Report |publisher=OSCE |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>

Parties and candidates have the right to appoint election observers to each polling district. Observers have the right to observe elections, monitor voting and demand adherence to the election laws. 15-20 thousand observers observe the elections. A citizen initiative "white gloves" (Lithuanian: "baltosios pirštinės") was formed after the allegations of vote-buying in the 2012 election to Seimas and provide additional monitoring and reporting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://baltosiospirstines.lt/rinkimu_stebejimo_ataskaita_2015.pdf |title=Rinkimų stebėjimo ataskaita 2015 gegužė |language=lt |trans-title=Election monitoring report 2015 May |publisher=Baltosios pirštinės |access-date=31 July 2015}}</ref>