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Article 27
 
Electoral Administration Zones
1. Electoral Administration Zones (EAZ) are established and function in accordance with this Code for every kind of election and referendum.
2. The territorial jurisdiction of an EAZ, as a rule, is the same as the administrative district according to the law regulating the territorial organization of the Republic of Albania. Districts that have more than 70 000 citizens with the right to vote are divided by the CEC into more than one Electoral Administration Zone based on the following criteria:
a) the inseparability of the territory of a commune and municipality;
b) the contiguity and compactness of the territory, while avoiding the geographical barriers;
c) good possibilities for transport within the territory;
ç) approximate number of voters.
3. No Electoral Administration Zone may geographically expand into two or more regions or different districts within the same region.
4. Municipalities that have more than 40 000 citizens with the right to vote constitute a EAZ of their own if the total number of the citizens with the right to vote at the district level is greater than 70 000. In municipalities that have more than 100 000 citizens with the right to vote, the CEC may establish two EAZs with the same number of voters while also maintaining the contiguity and compactness of the territory of the polling units. For the Municipality of Tirana, each of the boroughs constitutes an EAZ of its own.
5. Not later than 9 months before the end of the Assembly mandate, EAZs are approved by the CEC on the basis of the number of citizens with the right to vote on the last date of the electoral period for setting the election date, according to the information given by the General Directorate of Civil Status. Not later than 10 months before the end of the Assembly mandate, the General Directorate of Civil Status sends the data to the CEC, divided by local government units.
6. The CEC, not later than 5 months before the election date, may change the boundaries of an EAZ in accordance with the requirements of this article only if there is a change in the criteria for their establishment according to points 2, 3 and 4 of this article.