2001 Nationwide Survey of Zone and Local Government Election Officials
July 01, 2002
The aim of this report is to present key findings from the first nationwide survey of local election officials, held in November and December 2001 in Albania. During this period, both local government and zone election officials were interviewed, with the objective of seeking their views on a range of topics relating to election administration and their experiences during the parliamentary elections in 2001. This report has been produced for the Central Election Commission, following an extensive analysis of the results and the extraction of key findings by the International Foundation for Election Systems. The survey findings highlight various improvements as identified by the election officials and potential focus areas for the Central Election Commission, local election commissions and political parties, leading up to the local government elections in 2003.
This report contains three sections. Part one contains a brief overview of the election officials survey project, the structure of the questionnaire and the classification system used for grouping responses in this report. Part two of this report highlights key findings based on data collated and analyzed by IFES. For easy reference, findings are presented both as percentages and totals, in one of seven topic areas. In part 3 of this report, IFES offers comments and observations in a number of areas in the context of future requirements for the improvements of the democratic electoral process in Albania.
Elections
2002 Nationwide Survey of the Judiciary
June 01, 2002
This report presents results from the first nationwide survey of the Albanian judiciary, undertaken by the International Foundation for Election Systems during the month of February 2002. The findings presented in this report are based on data collated from 301 members of the Albanian judiciary at district court, appeals court and constitutional court level.
This report is composed of three parts. Part one provides an overview of the survey project and the methodology followed to achieve the project objectives. Part two presents some of the key results from the survey by topic area covered by the interviewer and questionnaire. In part three IFES offers comments and observations about the findings and the role of the judiciary in the election disputes resolution process.
This survey has proved to be a useful tool for measuring the level of experience and opinions of the judiciary thereby providing a clear understanding of the challenges faced and the priorities for judicial training prior to the local government elections in 2003.
Rule of Law
Albania Technical Observation, October 1996 Local Elections
November 1996
This Technical Observation Report summarizes the observations of IFES election observers covering the October 20, 1996 local elections in Albania. The report reviews the election assistance provided to the Central Election Commission and to the Secretary of State for Local Government on the election planning process, training of election commissions, voter and civic education, election day procedures, response complaints, and the adjudication of grievances.
Election Observation,
Elections,
Civil Society,
Election Procedures,
Election Law