This indicator measures if there have been any changes to the electoral legal framework in the months immediately (6 months) preceding election day. While this is no requirement under international law, limiting the timeframe for changes can promote legal certainty and predictability in the law. Applying the principle of the rule of law according to the UN definition accepted by the EU, it is required that: 1. The election law is publicly promulgated, 2. The election law is fairly applied, 3. There is procedural and legal transparency in the electoral legal framework and 4. All persons are equal before the law and the law is equally enforced. This includes that the legal framework contains proportionate and appropriate sanctions for a violation of election laws.