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2011
EOM
Local
elections
Legal deadlines for the registration of candidates for local elections should be aligned with practical deadlines such as the printing of the ballots and the deadlines for appeals. This is particularly relevant in local elections since the number and variety of ballots to be printed is much higher than in parliamentary elections.
Recommendation # in final report:
5
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2011
EOM
Local
elections
The exemption from signature support requirement granted to parliamentary political parties should be equally available to a candidate, proposed by voters, holding a mandate in the parliament, or in a local council.
Recommendation # in final report:
19
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration should be given to further promote women candidates. The existing provision allowing the CEC to reorder candidate lists could be enforced as well as considering other possible sanctions for non-compliance. The Electoral Code could also be amended to require more balanced and consistent positioning of women candidates throughout party lists.
Recommendation # in final report:
17
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Rules on candidate Registration, including procedures for the collection, verification, and validation of support signatures, should be clear and regulated sufficiently in advance of the elections to ensure consistency and legal certainty.
Recommendation # in final report:
11
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2015
EOM
Local
elections
Decisions related to candidate registration should be taken prior to the start of the campaign period to provide equal opportunity for all contestants. The Electoral Code should include provisions regarding the time and conditions for the withdrawal of registered candidates. Safeguards should be established to ensure that the right to withdraw candidates is not abused.
Recommendation # in final report:
12
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Mostly
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
To further enhance transparency and confidence in the process, consideration should be given to provide electoral stakeholders with the opportunity to directly observe the verification of candidate support signatures. The process should be clearly defined and include steps to be taken if challenges occur.
Recommendation # in final report:
13
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Type of change required:
Practice
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Consideration could be given to strengthening existing special measures to enhance the political participation of women, in line with international standards. This could include requiring the alternation of men and women on candidate lists, as well as providing and enforcing effective and proportionate sanctions, including refusal to register, against non-compliance with such measures.
Recommendation # in final report:
14
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Candidate Registration
Secondary thematic area:
Participation of Women
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Candidate Registration
Albania
2023
EOM
Local
elections
To enhance the transparency of the electoral process and contribute to public trust, all observers should be entitled to copies of the voting results protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Election Day
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Fully
Year of assessment:
2025
Final report heading:
Election Observation
Albania
2013
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
Amendments to the Electoral Code could provide for the accreditation of media representatives as such rather than as observers, and to afford citizen observers the same rights as partisan observers.
Recommendation # in final report:
27
Type of recommendation:
Other
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2019
Final report heading:
Observation
Albania
2017
EOM
Parliamentary
elections
In order to enhance transparency, the law should guarantee the same rights for all observers and clearly stipulate that all observers be entitled to receive copies of results protocols.
Recommendation # in final report:
7
Type of recommendation:
Priority
Thematic area:
Citizen and International Observation
Secondary thematic area:
Legal Framework
Type of change required:
Legal
Status of implementation:
Not implemented
Year of assessment:
2021
Final report heading:
Observation
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