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Voter Registration

Albania Albania

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: The Constitution of the Republic of Albania, art. 45.
Verified: 2017/05/17
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Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
Comments: The Electoral Code: 3: 3. Every Albanian citizen, who has reached the age of 18, including on Election Day, without distinction according to race, ethnicity, gender, language, political conviction, religious belief, physical ability or economic condition, has the right to vote and to be elected in accordance with the rules provided in this Code.
Source: The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 3.
Verified: 2017/05/17
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Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: It is composed of the voter lists of all municipalities and communes. The National Registry of Voters is kept at the Central Election Commission and administered by it. So local authorities have also duties regarding this.
Source: The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 46 et seq.
Verified: 2017/05/17
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Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Electoral Code: Art. 45: Voters vote in the voting centre in the zone where they are registered on the voter list, unless otherwise specified in this Code. Art. 46: 1. The voter list is compiled for each polling unit on the basis of the electronic data of the National Civil Status Register. 2. The voter list contains all the voters who, based on the electronic data of the National Civil Status Register of citizens, have a residence in the polling unit of the local government unit or voters according to Chapter III of this Part.
Source: The Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania, dated 2 April 2015, art. 45, 46.
Verified: 2017/05/17
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