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Voter Registration

Czech Republic Czech Republic

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: Art. 18: (3) Every citizen of the Czech Republic who has attained the age of eighteen years shall have the right to vote.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Czech Republic of December 16, 1992 (Amended by Act No. 515/2002 Coll.), art. 18. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Czech_Republic_2013?lang=en (2017)
Verified: 2023/09/18
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
e. Other
Comments: Citizenship is a condition for voting, except in elections to local authorities - non-nationals who have their permanent residence in the locality can vote in it.
Source: Constitution: Constitution of the Czech Republic of December 16, 1992 (Amended by Act No. 515/2002 Coll.), art. 18. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Czech_Republic_2013?lang=en Act 2001 - 491 on the Election to Municipal Councils: ZÁKON ze dne 6. prosince 2001 o volbách do zastupitelstev obcí a o změně některých zákonů, section 4.
Verified: 2023/09/18
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: c. Local Government Authority
Comments: Article 4: All voters shall be registered in permanent lists of voters or in special lists of voters. Each voter may only be registered in one of the aforementioned lists. Article 5: Every permanent list shall be administered in compliance with special legal regulations. Article 6: (1) Special lists shall be administered by local authorities, municipal authorities, metropolitan authorities, authorities of municipal districts or municipal sections of territorially subdivided statutory towns and municipal authorities of the City of Prague. (5) The embassies shall establish special lists for all voters Section D: There is no centralized voter register in the country and municipalities are responsible for voter registration. Voter registration is passive, except for citizens residing abroad who must actively register with the MFA.12 Eligible voters are entered into voter registers based on their residence data in the Population Register, administered by the MoI. Municipal offices update permanent voter lists as well as compile special voter lists to include people from hospitals, rest homes, and prisons. For both elections, the voters may receive an absentee voting certificate and vote at any other polling station in the country or abroad. There are no mechanisms in place to provide nationwide cross-checking of records in voter lists. Both permanent and special voter lists are closed two days before the opening of polls. Nevertheless, voters, whose names are missing from the lists and who can prove their right to vote at a given polling station, can be included in the voter list on election days
Source: Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 4-6. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-act-no.-247-on-elections-to-the/view Czech Republic: Needs Assessment Mission Report, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 2017, 2018 OSCE/ODIHR (2017) Section D http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-needs-assessment-mission-report-2/view
Verified: 2023/09/18
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The voters register is a duty for electoral bodies ex-officio, in case of the permanent voters list which is kept by the local authorities (so it is compulsory). In case of the special voters list (abroad)it depends on the request of the voter (it is voluntary). Section D: There is no centralized voter register in the country and municipalities are responsible for voter registration. Voter registration is passive, except for citizens residing abroad who must actively register with the MFA Voters have no duty to register themselves.
Source: Electoral Law: Act of Law 247/1995 Coll., on elections to the Parliament of the Czech Republic (amended by 480/2006 Coll.), art. 4-6. Czech Republic: Needs Assessment Mission Report, Parliamentary and Presidential Elections 2017, 2018 OSCE/ODIHR (2017) Section D http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/CZ/czech-republic-needs-assessment-mission-report-2/view
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