Central Election Commission (Albania)

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Based on 2020 legal amendments, the CEC consists of three separate steering bodies: the Commissioner and the Deputy Commissioner, the Regulatory Commission (the Regulator) and the Complaints and Sanctions Commission (CSC). The CEC is responsible for the overall conduct of elections, and its members are elected by parliament by no less than a three-fifths majority.17

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The Commissioner manages the CEC administration and exercises executive powers; the Deputy Commissioner supervises the implementation of the electronic voter identification technology and the recruitment and training of election officials. The Regulator, within the powers delegated by the Electoral Code, sets rules for different aspects of the electoral process. The CSC adjudicates complaints against the Commissioner and CEAZs as well as imposes election-related sanctions.

Central Election Commission, Albania
Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve
Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve.svg
KQZ Logo
Agency overview
Formed10 June 2000 (2000-06-10)
Headquarters Tirana, Albania
Employees+50 [1]
Agency executives
Website www.kqz.gov.al

The Central Election Commission (Albanian : Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve), commonly abbreviated in Albanian as KQZ, is a permanent, non-independent partisan statutory agency responsible for conducting parliamentary and local elections in the Republic of Albania. The commission, which overlooks the local election commissions in the country [2] is made up of 7 party affiliated members representing the distribution of seats in the Albanian Assembly. [3]

Commissioners

No.Name
Term in office
1 Rexhep Meidani 19911992
2Niko Nosi19921992
3Vladimir Kristo19921996
4Nestor Thereska19961997
5Kristaq Kume19972000
After the CEC became a permanent electoral body
6Fotaq Nano12 June 200026 January 2001
7Ilirjan Celibashi10 February 2001April 2006
8Çlirim GjataApril 20062 February 2009
9 Arben Ristani 2 February 20093 September 2012
10Lefterije Luzi11 October 201220 September 2016
11Denar Biba3 November 201620 May 2017
12 Klement Zguri 22 May 201718 September 2020
Ilirjan Celibashi5 October 2020Incumbent

CEC members

Elections

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References

  1. Org Structure [ permanent dead link ]
  2. Manual of KZAZ [ permanent dead link ]
  3. CEC: Members Archived 4 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "CEC BACKGROUND". cec.org.al. Komisioni Qendror i Zgjedhjeve. Retrieved 20 July 2023.