Local Elections, Additional Funds in Support of Electronic Voting
The government sets additional funds for the CEC (Central Election Commission). The additional fund will go to the expansion of electronic voting and counting in the May 14 local elections.
In addition to Vora, for which the funds are in the budget, the government has provided other funds for the extension of electronic voting and counting in two other municipalities, for which decision-making belongs to the CEC. The other two municipalities are expected to be Kamza and Elbasan.
Decision:
FOR AN ADDITIONAL FUND IN THE 2023 BUDGET, APPROVED FOR THE CENTRAL ELECTIONS COMMISSION, FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF ELECTIONS FOR LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT BODIES, DATED MAY 14, 2023
In support of article 100 of the Constitution, point 2, article 87, of law no. 10019, dated 29.12.2008, "Electoral Code of the Republic of Albania", amended, articles 5 and 45, of law no. 9936 , dated 26.6.2008, "On the management of the budget system in the Republic of Albania", as amended, and Article 14 of Law No. 84/2022, "On the budget of 2023", with the proposal of the Minister of Finance and Economy , the Council of Ministers DECIDED:
1. To the Central Election Commission, in the approved budget for 2023, for the organization of elections for local self-government bodies, dated May 14, 2023, the fund of:
a) 1,993,610,933 (one billion, nine hundred and ninety-three million, six hundred and ten thousand, nine hundred and thirty-three) ALL, in the item "Current expenses", of the budget program 01620 "General and local elections";
b) 606,389,067 (six hundred and six million, three hundred and eighty-nine thousand and sixty-seven) ALL, in the item "Capital expenses", of the budget program 01620 "General and local elections".
2. The financial effect, determined according to point 1, of this decision, is borne by:
a) 1,800,000,000 (one billion eight hundred million) ALL from the reserve fund of the state budget to cover the cost of the elections, approved for the year 2023;
b) 800,000,000 (eight hundred million) ALL from the reserve fund of the state budget for unforeseen cases of the general government units, approved for the year 2023.