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Brief Profiles of Countries, EMBs and Partner Organisations of A-WEB

5. EMB Members selected by 4. Name of the Document viz Electoral Photo Identity
Legislature Card
Identity document (Letërnjoftimi)
6. Chairperson’s Appointing Authority

7. Names of Elections conducted by EMB
Assembly Elections, Local Elections, Partial Elec-
tions

8. Titles of Electoral Legislation(s)
THE ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF
ALBANIA (Approved by Law no. 10 019, dated 29
December 2008, amended by Law no. 74/2012,
dated 19 July 2012 and Law no. 31/2015, dated 5. Voter turnout in last National Elections: Total,
2 April 2015) Percentage
51.37%
(B) ELECTORAL PROCESS
6. Voting Method
1. Total Population as on Manual marking of Ballot papers
2.9 Million(Feb. 2019)
7. Audit Trail
2. Registered Electors as on Male Female Not Implemented
3.4 Million(July 2017)
8. Voting Process
3. Method of voter registration Upon entering the polling station, a voter is re-
1. A voter is identified in the NCSR through the quired to present her/his relevant documents of
electoral components. Electoral components identification to the election officials. On confir-
consist of the following civil status components: mation, the left hand of the voter is marked with a
special ink, which is indelible for at least 24 hours.
a) first name; This is to ensure that a voter does not cast her/
b) father’s name; his vote more than once. The voter is then handed
over a ballot paper and is directed towards a voting
c) mother’s name; booth. Alone in the booth, the voter marks on the
ballot paper, with the sign ‘x’ or ‘+’ or another sign
ç) surname;
that clearly indicates the voter’s choice, next to the
d) date of birth; name of her/his choice of candidate/party. The
voter then deposits the ballot paper in a ballot box.
dh) personal identification number;
In 2012, major political parties of Albania decided
e) citizenship;
to implement a pilot project for electronic voting
ë) code of domicile; in elections in Tirana and Fier cities in 2013. The
project, however, failed to take off. More recently,
f) gender. the Democratic Party in opposition has demanded

2. The electoral components established in letters electronic voting in the June 2017 elections for it to
“a”, “b”, “c”, “ç”, “d” and “ë” are published in com- be free and fair.
pliance with articles 51 and 56 of this Code. The
list used by the VCC during the voting process 9. Voter education
contains the components specified under letters 1. training
“a”, “ç”, “d”, “dh” and “f” of point 1 of this article. 2. education

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