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Press
Release
Albanian
Helsinki Committee trains its observers for the
parliamentary by-election of September 23, 2007
The Central Election Commission
accredited 20 longterm observers of the Albanian
Helsinki Committee who will observe the voting
and vote-counting process in the parliamentary
by-election for constituency 31 in Tirana, which
will be held on September 23, 2007.
Following accreditation by the
CEC on September 19, 2007, AHC conducted their
training regarding issues such as: the electoral
code and its amendments, CEC instructions, the
methodology of observing the election process,
and the method of reporting. Part of the
training was also the observer’s role, his/her
characteristics, the way in which remarks should
be presented to the commission when needed, and
how to report observation results.
Observers of the Albanian
Helsinki Committee, in particular, will focus
their attention on monitoring the voting and
vote-counting process.
Based on data collected from
observations, AHC, on a case-by-case basis, will
issue statements or address problems with
relevant institutions and, upon conclusion of
the election process, will declare itself about
the process of elections and the level in which
standards for free, fair, and democratic
elections were respected. |
