Article 160 of the Code provides that the elections shall be declared invalid “if there have been violations of the law.” While it is assumed that the term “law” should not be understood as referring to the Electoral Code only but in a broader sense, this could be usefully clarified. Article 160 also provides that elections are invalidated “if the voting has not begun or has been suspended for more than six hours.” On a similar provision in the former version of the electoral code (Article 117), the previous Joint Opinion on Amendments to the Electoral Code of Albania by the Venice Commission and OSCE/ODIHR (CDL-AD(2007)035) suggested “to consider whether such time limit should be reduced”. The Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR reiterate this recommendation.
