The stamping of ballots for the diaspora, who will vote for the first time in the parliamentary elections on May 11, has begun at the Olympic Park. The stamping process is expected to be completed by tomorrow for 245,953 ballots and their insertion into envelope A, which is the same for everyone. In the coming days, their insertion into envelope B, which is personalized for each voter, will continue.
Envelope B has the voter's name, the state where they live, and the district where the vote is being sent encoded (with a barcode that only the KKEC can read). The preparation of the sets is expected to be completed on April 15-17 and the envelopes should reach voters no later than April 22 for Europe and April 25 for America or Asia.
Chief Commissioner Ilirjan Celibashi explains that distribution to voters in 85 countries around the world is expected to begin next week, but emphasizes that as soon as they have the first quantity ready, they will begin distribution directly.
"We think we will close it within this week, tomorrow the process of stamping the ballots will be completed, the process is moving a little slowly, there are also emotions among the staff due to the responsibility, the care they must show. Most likely tomorrow by midnight the stamping of the ballots will be completed, then we will continue with inserting envelope A into envelope B and then the envelope of the postal service operator.
"If we complete this process of preparing electoral documentation, we will also begin the process of sending and distributing the quantity we have prepared. We will not wait to prepare the entire quantity, but piece by piece according to the destination," Celibashi emphasizes.
The postman will come up to 3 times to the given address, on different days and at different times. If the voter is not found, he will leave a note asking him to go within 3 days to collect the envelope at the nearest post office.
Celibashi emphasizes that they are in discussions with the post office to keep the voter's envelope in cases where the postman does not find the voter at home, at least until May 3, so that immigrants can show up in person to receive the envelope in case the meeting between him and the postman fails 3 times.
" I will go the first time and if they don't find him at the apartment, I will leave a note that I came but he wasn't there and I will leave the schedule when the postman thinks he will go the second time, I will leave a note for the third time and if the schedules don't match again, I will leave a note telling him that the electoral documentation sent by the Central Election Commission is at the post office number so and so and you can come and pick up the envelope. If by May 3rd, we haven't decided yet, because we also have to calculate the time it takes to return the envelope to Albania, it will take 4 or 5 days to return it, we are looking at the possibility that they will keep it until the 3rd or 4th ," said Celibashi.
Celibashi emphasizes that the vote of immigrants is burned if it enters the territory of Albania after May 11 at 7:00 PM.
"Any envelope that has an entry stamp at the time it enters Albania with a time and date after May 11, 7:00 PM, is not subject to the evaluation and counting process. Every envelope must arrive before May 11, 7:00 PM," Celibashi emphasizes.
What happens after you fill out your ballot and put it in the CEC envelope? Celibashi explains to diaspora voters that they just need to call the postman and he will come to their apartment to pick up the envelope.
" The moment the voting process ends, he puts the ballot in envelope A, envelope A in envelope B and then envelope B in the postal envelope. The moment he finishes voting and has organized the documentation, he calls the post office, the numbers will be on the envelope. The voter does not need to leave the house, he calls the postman and says I'm ready, come get the ballot ," Celibashi emphasizes.
The CEC sends you a directory with your ballot, which has the postal contacts for each state. Find your state, call the post office.