Republic of Kosovo
Republika e Kosovës-Republika Kosova
Paneli Zgjedhor për Ankesa dhe Parashtresa
Izborni Panel za Zalbe i Predstavke
Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel
A.no. 375-2/2019
Elections Complaints and Appeals Panel (ECAP), Panel composed of Judges: Fejzullah Rexhepi
Chairperson, Nenad Lazic, Afjete Sada-Gllogjani, Kymete Kimete, Zyhdi Haziri, Rrustem Thaqi, Ferki
Xhaferi, Faton Ademi and Adnan Konushevci members, with participation of legal official Antigona
Murati, deciding on the appeal filed by political entity LVV based in Prishtina submitted against Central
Election Commission (CEC) - Count and Results Center (CRC) based in Prishtina, due to the nonprocessing of 4.639 ballots of voters from outside of Kosovo as regular ones and non- counting of the same
at CRC on Early Elections for Assembly of Republic of Kosovo dated on 06.10.2019, at the panel session
held on 28.10.2019, made the following :
DECISION
To dismiss as ungrounded the appeal A.no.375/2019 on 17.10.2019 filed by political entity Lëvizja
Vetëvendosje based in Prishtina, claiming that Central Election Commission (CEC) should be ordered to
transport to Count and Results Center (CRC) the 4.639 packages with ballots for counting, ballots which
were sent by post service by citizens ( voters) outside of Kosovo.
Reasoning
On 17.10.2019 the political entity LVV has submitted in ECAP the complaint A.no.375 / 2019 dated
17.10.2019, against CEC which claims that on 16.10.2019 at around 23:00hrs., the counting of ballots of
citizens living abroad, received by post service, has been completed; out of which 13,491 ballots received
by 11,922 post mails. The appellant alleges that they were informed by their observers that there are 4,639
packages with ballots received by post service and sent by citizens who live outside of Kosovo and which
have not arrived and counted yet at CRC. Further the appellant political mentioned that it is necessary to
count the packages of 4,639 ballots in order to realize the will of the citizens who live abroad and thus their
constitutional right to elect as per Article 45 of Constitution of Kosovo. As per constitutional provisions,
respectively of Article 45 paragraph 1 and 2 and in order to fully realize the will of citizens of Kosovo, by
giving them the right to elect their representative at Assembly of Kosovo through their democratic vote