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Article 146
 

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3. The drawing of lots for the selection of the eight judges of the Electoral College of the Court of Appeals in Tirana is conducted no later than 5 days after the decree which sets the date of elections to the Assembly. No later than 48 hours after the decree is issued, the High Council of Justice publicly announces and publishes, in at least three newspapers with the highest circulation, the date, time, and location where the lots will be drawn, and sends to the parliamentary parties the list of judges who will be included in the lot. The lot is drawn in the presence of the public, representatives of political parties, coalitions and the media. The names of eight judges are drawn from the lottery box. Prior to the drawing, the persons who are present may inspect the lottery box and the names of judges placed in it. After the inspection, eight names are drawn from the box. They constitute the Electoral College of the Court of Appeals in Tirana and are delegated into office by the High Council of Justice immediately after the drawing of lots.


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