TIRANA, Aug 2 /ATA/- The Central Election Commission announces that the election materials have arrived in Himara, where the local byelection will be held on Sunday, August 4. The election materials were transported to CEAZ No. 88 in collaboration with the Ministry of Interior.
In a post on social media, the CEC clarifies that “the material base for the 36 voting centers was sent to the Zone Electoral Administration Commission today by the CEC in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior. Together with the ballot boxes, ballot papers and work documentation for the election commissions, electronic identification devices, surveillance cameras that are installed in the voting centers, recording/surveillance cameras that are installed at the vote counting tables were also sent.”
“Also, it is important to note that the CEC has also thought about the voters who are visually impaired, by providing the ballot template with the Braille numeral in every polling station. The election materials will be distributed to the voting centers earlier Sunday, so that all the voting centers will be ready for citizens to exercise their right to vote on August 4, 2024”, concludes the press release of the CEC.
On Sunday, August 4, 2024, local byelection will be held in Himara. There are two candidates in the race. The candidate of the Socialist Party is Vangjel Tavo, while the candidate of the opposition coalition “Together We Win” is Petraq Gjikuria.
Himara has 36 polling stations and voter identification will be done through electronic identification devices. The number of voters who were invited to vote in Himara Municipality is 23,074.
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