Durres: claimed deceased and non-resident voters (UNVERIFIED)
Status: Unverified. Date and outcome not confirmed.
Summary
Exit News reports that SPAK's head at the time, Arben Kraja, blamed families of deceased people for not removing them from the civil registry, and that SPAK issued arrest warrants for people alleged to have enabled 52 illegal votes in Durres. The widow of one deceased man disputed the claim, saying her husband was removed from the registry after his death in 2018.
The date of this report could not be confirmed. Tirana Times pages on Durres voter removals carry unreliable dates. No primary SPAK or court document on the 52-vote figure was found.
Key facts
- Exit News reports SPAK warrants relating to 52 votes in Durres (date unconfirmed).
- A widow of a deceased man disputes that he remained on the registry (Exit News).
The record
Four lists kept apart on purpose: what is established, what is only alleged, what is still open, and what those concerned said.
What is proven (0)
Established by documents or official records, as stated in the research. A recorded charge or indictment proves only that the accusation was made.
Nothing recorded in this list.
What is alleged (1)
Accusations, not findings. Those accused are presumed innocent.
- AllegationIllegal votes cast in the names of deceased or non-resident persons in Durres.
Allegations and who made them (1)
Each line is an allegation as recorded, with the person or body that made it where the record names them.
- AllegationArben Kraja (SPAK, as reported by Exit News): families of deceased persons failed to remove them from the civil registry, enabling 52 illegal votes.
Open questions (3)
- Election year and warrant numbers.
- Whether the warrants were executed and whether charges were filed.
- Whether the 52 votes are part of the Electiongate case.
Responses (1)
Responses of the people and organisations concerned, as recorded.
- Widow of a deceased man (as reported by Exit News): her husband was removed from the registry after his death in 2018.
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 2 sources.
Source label: UnverifiedUnverified · 2 sources
- Publisher
- Exit News
- Date
- unknown
- Publisher
- Tirana Times
- Date
- unknown