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Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Restrictions on the suffrage rights of persons with mental disabilities should be removed. The automatic removal of voters over the age of 100 from voter lists should be discontinued and the obligation to verify the records of such voters be placed on the state.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Persons with Disabilities
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Expedited deadlines for the submission of financial reports to CEC auditors and their timely publication should be legally defined. To enhance transparency and accountability, contestants could be obliged to publish preliminary reports on campaign income and expenditures prior to election day.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Campaign Finance
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Campaign Finance
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
The state should guarantee the right to a free and secret choice. Any form of pressure to disclose how voters intend to vote or how they voted should be prevented. Any association between a voter and a specific vote should not be possible.
Recommendation # in final report:
8
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Campaign
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
The CEC could consider setting a working schedule for ballot counting centres. Consideration could be given to imposing fines on counting team members and their nominating parties for absence or refusal to work.
Recommendation # in final report:
15
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Criminal provisions for defamation should be repealed in favour of civil remedies designed to restore the reputation harmed.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Legal Framework
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Legal Framework
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
Consideration could be given to assigning the CEC a role in ensuring that the Electoral Code is enforced regarding the allocation of voters to VCs, the maximum number of voters per VC, and the location of VCs. The issue of location of VCs in private premises should be addressed well before the next elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
The AMA should conduct media monitoring during and between elections in order to implement legal provisions on the unbiased coverage of political actors, including provisions on the equitable news coverage of contestants during election campaigns. The members of the AMA should be appointed in a manner that ensures its independence from political influence.
Recommendation # in final report:
16
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Media
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Media
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to clarify the provisions of the Electoral Code defining normative and other acts that may be adopted only by a qualified majority and to duly harmonize the applied definitions with the Law on Administrative Courts. Additionally, all electoral regulations and amendments should be adopted and published in a timely manner.
Recommendation # in final report:
1
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Sub-legal
Status of implementation:
Partially
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Election Administration
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
The CEC should post detailed preliminary results by voting centre on the internet immediately, in order to enhance the transparency of the results tabulation process.
Recommendation # in final report:
26
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Counting, Aggregation and Announcement of Results
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
The CEC should be given sufficient resources and staff to carry out its responsibilities to oversee implementation of the rules on campaign and party financing.
Recommendation # in final report:
20
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Campaign
Secondary thematic area:
Election Administration
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Campaign
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