The
Article 29 of the Electorial Code defines that the
CEC responsibilities as follows:
1. Issue, pursuant to the law and within its authority,
decisions, instructions with legal effect all over
the territory of the Republic of Albania.
2. Take decisions for the unification of the election
procedures, manage and monitor the pre-election
and election process.
3. Announce the final results of the elections at
national scale by decisions, on the basis of the
results announced by the Zone Election Commissions
or the Local Government Election Commissions.
4. Announce the winning candidates from the multi-name
list.
5. Administer the voter registration process and
the National Register of Voters according to the
rules defined in this Code.
6. Implement programs concerning the voters' education
and the qualification of the election commission
members.
7. Assign and remove the
members of the Election Zonal Commissions, the
Local Government Election Commissions and the
prefecture election commissions as well as monitor
their performance. In case, for any reason, the
quorums of the Zone Election Commissions, the
Local Government Election Commissions and the
Voting Center Commissions fail to be reached on
the voting day, the CEC immediately assigns the
necessary members to reach the required quorum.
8. Publish the election
bulletin with the election results for all election
zone and polling station as well as a report on
the election expenses.
9. Submit to the Parliament,
within February each year, a yearly report on
the previous year's activity.
10. Prepare the annual
draft budget as defined in the law no. 8379, dated
29.7.1998 "For drafting state budget".
11. Administer the funds
allocated from the state budget and other lawful
resources, for the election.
12. Consider and settle
the complaints from the electoral subjects representatives
concerning the election process in compliance
with the rules in this Code.
13. Assign the allowances
for the election commission members or the representatives
without the right of vote.
14. Take administrative
sanctions against persons who commit administrative
election offences and make a legal case for penal
offences.
15. Perform other duties
arising from this Code or other laws.
