The new Central Election Commission decided on Friday that in the April 25th elections, electronic voter identification will be used throughout the country.
“Electronic Voter Identification System (SEIV) will be implemented for voter identification and Electronic Identification Equipment (IEP) located in each polling station will be used, which will ensure the correct identification of voters, based on the electronic register. kept in equipment “, the CEC announced.
By November 19, the government must provide funding for the tender.
Regarding biometric identification and the use of technology in the April elections, the new CEC is expected to set up a special working group.
CEC Deputy Commissioner Lealba Pelinku will monitor the tender procedures.
The European Union decided to provide EUR 15 million for the financing of technology in elections in June 2020.
The biometric identification of voters at the polling station was demanded by the opposition on the grounds that it would eliminate double voting or voting on behalf of immigrants not in Albania, as has happened in the past.
