Diaspora Vote/ Debates in the Regulatory Commission: Let's not prevent them from voting

2024-10-19 13:03:00, Aktualitet CNA

Diaspora Vote/ Debates in the Regulatory Commission: Let's not prevent them

Today, the meeting of the Regulatory Commission is taking place in the CEC "On the approval of the rules for the registration of voters from abroad and the preparation of the list of voters".

During the meeting, there were strong debates among the committee members.

According to Commission member Helga Vukaj, immigrants should not be prevented from casting their vote.

The member Muharrem Çakaj was on the same line, who said that the process should not be prejudiced and should not be hindered.

"Why does it prejudice the process? You're getting in the way. It is enough to turn 18 years old to become part of the list", he said.

The whole discussion comes after the meeting the day before asked to take into consideration the fact that the postal service providers have stated that sending the ballots to the respective addresses of the voters abroad can take up to 45 days.

But the problem is that, as previously announced by the CEC, the deadlines for the registration of electoral subjects and candidates, together with the time for the production of ballots, date about 10-12 days before the date of the elections. In any case not earlier than 30 days in advance.

While all operators, including the public one, estimate that it is impossible to send ballots abroad and return them to Albania in a shorter time than 30-45 days.

The practices of other countries where some of these operators have engaged in voting from abroad confirm the deadline for sending and returning ballots from abroad, in a time period of no less than 45 days./ CNA