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The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania THE ELECTORAL CODE OF THE REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA (Approved by Law no. 10 019, dated 29.12.2008) Translation © OSCE Presence in Albania 2009. TABLE OF CONTENT PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS CHAPTER I PURPOSE, DEFINITIONS AND PRINCIPLES Article 1 Aim and purpose ............................................................................................ Article 2 Definitions ..................................................................................................... Article 3 General principles .......................................................................................... Article 4 Appointment and duties of the liaison officer ............................................... Article 5 Prohibition on the use of special forces and structures ................................. CHAPTER II OBSERVERS Article 6 The right to appoint observers ....................................................................... Article 7 The rights and duties of observers ................................................................. CHAPTER III THE ELECTORAL PERIOD AND ELECTION DATE Article 8 The electoral period ....................................................................................... Article 9 Setting the election date for the Assembly .................................................... Article 10 Setting the election date for local government organs .................................. Article 11 Voting hours .................................................................................................. PART II INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ELECTIONS CHAPTER I CENTRAL ELECTION COMMISSION (CEC) Article 12 The composition of the CEC ............................................................................. Article 13 Mandate and time of work of the CEC members .............................................. Article 14 The election of CEC members............................................................................. Article 15 The election of the CEC Chairman .................................................................. Article 16 The Deputy Chairman of the CEC..................................................................... Article 17 Rights and duties of a CEC member ................................................................. Article 18 The early termination of mandate of a CEC member..……………………….. Article 19 Replacement of CEC members ......................................................................…. ii Article 20 Competencies of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the CEC ..............…. Article 21 Competencies of the CEC ................................................................................... Article 22 CEC meetings ...................................................................................................... Article 23 CEC acts and their entry into force........................................................... Article 24 CEC decision-making .......................................................................................... Article 25 The Secretary General and administration of the CEC ....................................... Article 26 Electoral subjects representatives to the CEC ............................................... CHAPTER II ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION ZONES (EAZ) AND COMMISSIONS OF ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION ZONES (CEAZ) Article 27 Electoral Administration Zones ....................................................................... Article 28 Establishment of the Commissions of Electoral Administration Zones .......... Article 29 Composition of the CEAZ ............................................................................... Article 30 Incompatibilities with the office of a member and of a secretary of the CEAZ .. Article 31 Requirements for being appointed a member and a secretary of a CEAZ ...... Article 32 Dismissal and discharge from duty of members and of a secretary of a CEAZ…………………………………………………… Article 33 Duties of the CEAZ ......................................................................................... Article 34 Duties of the CEAZ secretary ......................................................................... Article 35 Meetings and decisions of the CEAZ .............................................................. CHAPTER III THE VOTING CENTRE COMMISSION (VCC) Article 36 Composition of the VCC ................................................................................. Article 37 Incompatibilities with the office of a member and of a secretary of the VCC…. Article 38 Requirements for being appointed a member and a secretary of the VCC ..... Article 39 Dismissal and discharge from duty of members and of a secretary of the VCC...............................................................................… Article 40 Duties of the VCC ........................................................................................... Article 41 The duties of the secretary of the VCC ........................................................... Article 42 Meetings and decisions of the VCC ................................................................ Article 43 The composition and responsibilities of special VCCs ................................... PART III VOTERS AND THE COMPILATION OF VOTER LISTS CHAPTER I CONTENT, COMPILATION AND APPROVAL OF VOTER LISTS Article 44 Conditions for being a voter ............................................................................ Article 45 Place where voters vote.................................................................................... Article 46 Registration of voters on the voter lists ........................................................... Article 47 Content of the voter list ................................................................................... Article 48 The body that compiles and approves the lists................................................. iii CHAPTER II THE PROCESS OF COMPILING VOTER LISTS Article 49 The compilation of preliminary voter lists ...................................................... Article 50 Written notification of voters .......................................................................... Article 51 Causes for changes in the preliminary lists ..................................................... Article 52 The procedure for the revision of and changes to the preliminary lists .......... Article 53 Changes to the preliminary list on the request of the General Directorate of Civil Status ....................................................... Article 54 Preparation and posting of the Final Voter List .............................................. Article 55 Changes to the list after the posting of the Final List....................................... Article 56 The list for partial or early elections ............................................................... Article 57 Making voter lists available to electoral subjects and the public .................... CHAPTER III SPECIAL VOTERS Article 58 Special voters .................................................................................................. Article 59 Special institutions .......................................................................................... Article 60 Voters in the Armed Forces and in the State Police Forces ............................ Article 61 Voter list in re-elections .................................................................................. CHAPTER IV POLLING UNIT Article 62 Establishment of polling units ............................................................................. PART IV REGISTRATION OF ELECTORAL SUBJECTS Article 63 Electoral subjects and candidates .................................................................... Article 64 Registration of political parties as electoral subjects ...................................... Article 65 Registration of electoral coalitions................................................................... Article 66 Identification of electoral subjects ................................................................... Article 67 The list of candidates of parties and of party coalitions…............................... Article 68 Supporting lists of political parties and coalitions ........................................... Article 69 Candidates proposed by voters for elections to the Assembly......................... Article 70 Candidates proposed by voters for elections to local government organs ............................................................................. Article 71 The procedure for collecting signatures ........................................................... Article 72 Candidacy documents ...................................................................................... Article 73 Verification of documentation ......................................................................... iv PART V ELECTORAL ZONE AND NUMBER OF SEATS FOR EACH ZONE Article 74 The Electoral Zone for the Assembly .............................................................. Article 75 Criteria and procedure for determining the number of seats ........................... Article 76 The procedure and the period for the allocation of seats ................................ PART VI THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN AND THE MEDIA Article 77 The period of the campaign and of electoral silence........................................ Article 78 The rights and obligations of electoral subjects during the campaign ............. Article 79 Propaganda materials
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