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Article 3
 

General principles



Elections are conducted through free, secret and direct voting, according to the rules provided in this Code.



Every Albanian citizen, without distinction of race, ethnicity, gender, language, political conviction, religious belief, or economic condition, has the right to vote and to be elected in conformity with the rules provided in this Code.



Voters freely exercise the right to vote in conformity with the rules provided in this Code.



Voters are equal in the exercise of the right to vote and to be elected.



The division of electoral zones is done by including in each one an approximately equal number of voters.



Each voter has the right to only one vote for the election of an electoral subject or referendum alternative, in accordance with the rules set forth in this Code.



Electoral subjects are free to make electoral propaganda in any lawful manner.



Electoral commissions provided in this Code fulfill their responsibilities in an impartial and transparent manner.



Ministries and other institutions of public administration  have the obligation to guarantee the inviolability of the general principles stated in this article and to take all the necessary measures in order that the administration and conduct of free, fair, democratic, and transparent elections are not damaged or hampered by their activity.