The State Election Commission (SEC) concluded at today's session that the Municipal Election Commission (MEC) Ulcinj is obliged to make a decision based on the objection of the coalition "For a new beginning" and the request to repeat the voting at polling station number five.
The SEC officially informed the public about it.
On March 30, the coalition "For a new beginning", consisting of URA, DP, SD, SDP and Albanian Alternative, filed a complaint with the Ulcinj Municipal Council against, as they stated, the actions and omissions of the polling committee at polling station number 5, "II local council". during the local elections in Ulcinj on March 27.
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At today's session, the SEC considered the request for an opinion from the MEC Ulcinj.
"The commission reviewed the draft minutes from the meeting of the Ulcinj MEC and determined that the minutes were not adopted, and therefore did not comment on that part. The objection of the applicant of the electoral list for a new beginning (URA, Democratic Party, SDP, SD, Albanian Alternative) is timely and submitted by an authorized entity. MEC Uclinj is obliged to act on the submitted complaint, because decision-making in the election process takes place according to urgent deadlines," states the SEC.
It is reminded that the deadlines and the required number of members for holding the session and making decisions at the session are defined by the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament and the Rules of Procedure of the MEC Ulcinj.
"MEC Ulcinj is obliged to make a decision in accordance with its powers and the results of statements at the session and in the event that the circumstances from Article 109 of the Law on the Election of Councilors and Members of Parliament are met", states the SEC.
That article of the Law stipulates that "the competent election commission makes a decision within 24 hours of receiving the complaint and delivers it to the person submitting the complaint. If the MEC approves the complaint, it will annul that decision and action, and if it does not make a decision within the deadline, the complaint will be considered adopted.
The MEC did not make a statement within the legal deadline of 24 hours from the submission of the complaint, and the Coalition for a New Beginning sent a letter to the SEC for a statement.
In the objection of the coalition, it is pointed out that the Electoral Board allowed one citizen to vote twice, by letter and by voting at the polling station.
"Allowing a voter to vote twice in itself constitutes an illegality of such a nature that it entails the annulment of the election at that polling station," the objection reads.
Also, they point out that the ballot on which the two lists were circled was also declared valid.
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