In the opinion of CADA, election threats come in different forms and may include
intimidation, registering minors and foreigners, multiple registration, etc. during
voter registration exercise or targeting of election officials,
intimidation or harassment of journalists, incitement to violence in the media or public, protecting, expanding, or delineating turf or «no - go areas», attacks on election rallies or candidates,
intimidation of
voters to compel them to vote or stay away, physical attacks on election materials such as snatching and destruction of ballot boxes,
armed clashes among political parties, violent clashes among groups of rival supporters, vandalism and physical attacks on property of opponents, targeted attacks against specific candidates or political parties, attacks on rivals who have either won in elections or were defeated, violent street protests and efforts by
armed police to maintain or restore order, tear gas, firing on protestors, attacks by protestors on property or the police, escalation and perpetuation of ethnic or sectarian violence.