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Changes to the Electoral Code/SP-PD agreed, proposals in the Assembly

2025-01-20 13:45:00, Politikë CNA

The SP and the DP have agreed on several additions and changes to the Electoral Code regarding the Diaspora vote.

The SP-PD proposals will be submitted to the Assembly for approval.

The requested and proposed changes relate to the deadline for producing the ballot, which must be distributed quickly to emigrants who will vote by mail.

Proposals from both parties

In Law No. 10 019, dated 29.12.2008, “Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania”, as amended, the following additions and changes are made:

Article 1

The title of Article 25/1 is reformulated as follows:

Article 25/1

“Outside voting procedure”

Article 2

Article 25/1, point 3, first sentence is reformulated as follows:

Article 25/1

Voting from outside the territory of the Republic of Albania and the election result

3. The completed and sealed ballot papers shall be sent to the official address of the CEC via postal service. The costs of sending the ballot paper and any other electoral and informational material from the Central Election Commission to voters abroad shall be paid by the CEC.

Article 3

Article 25/1, point 4 is repealed.

Article 4

After Article 25/1, Article 25/2 is added with the following content:

Article 25/2

Counting and evaluation of votes from outside the territory of the Republic of Albania and the election result

Ballot papers sent by voters outside the territory of the Republic of Albania are registered in a special register upon arrival at the CEC and are divided according to the electoral zone of the voter's last place of residence before leaving Albania.

Ballots sent by voters outside the territory of the Republic of Albania and administered by the CEC are counted and evaluated at the external vote counting location designated by the CEC.

The process of counting them begins at the same moment that the counting of the first ballot box of the respective electoral zone begins.

The counting and evaluation of votes from abroad is administered by a commission composed of 4 members and the secretary, appointed by the SEC. The proposal for 2 members is made by the largest party in parliamentary office and for the other 2 members the proposal is made by the largest party in parliamentary opposition. The secretary of the commission is appointed on the basis of free applications and must be a lawyer by profession. The members and the secretary must meet the conditions and criteria set out in Articles 30 and 31 of this Code. If the number of voters from abroad in the final list is greater than 80 thousand, the SEC may establish more than one commission for the counting and evaluation of votes from abroad, provided that the evaluation of votes from a district is carried out by the same commission.

For the counting and evaluation of votes, the SEC appoints counting groups consisting of two members. One member is proposed by the largest party of the parliamentary majority and the other member by the largest party of the parliamentary opposition.

The Regulator, upon the proposal of the Commissioner, shall determine by sub-legal act the documentation, the manner of its completion and any other aspect for the administration, observation of the counting process, counting, vote evaluation and tabulation of the election results pursuant to this article.