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Article 179
 

1. No later than 30 days from the entry into force of this law, the CEC shall start the preparation of the project for the establishment of the voter verification and registration system (EVS) and the electronic counting system (ECS). Representatives of the Ministry of Interior shall also be involved in the preparation of the EVS project.


2. The Council of Ministers shall give the necessary endorsement, including financial support, for the consultancy service that is needed to draft the project’s terms of reference for the EVS and ECS.


3. The CEC shall prepare the plan for the implementation of the ECS project in the entire Region of Fier for the 2013 elections to the Assembly.


4. The CEC shall prepare the plan for the implementation of the EVS project in the entire Region of Tirana for the 2013 elections to the Assembly.


5. For the purpose of implementing the EVS, the voting centres may not have more than 700 voters. If a polling unit has more than 700 voters, the division criteria shall be the same as those specified in point 6 of article 62 of this Code.


6. The procedures for purchasing the ECS and EVS service and/or devices shall be carried out with well-recognized operators that offer technology that has proven to be successful in the respective areas. The procurement procedures, as a rule, shall end no later than 6 months before the 2013 elections for the Assembly.


7. The CEC shall periodically inform the Assembly regarding the preparation and implementation progress of the projects provided for in this article.