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Voter Registration
VR001
Voting age
Question: What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer:
c . 18
Comments:
Every citizen of the Republic of Slovenia who has reached the age of 18 by the Election Day and has not been declared legally incompetent shall have the right to vote and to be elected as a deputy.
Source:
Constitution, article 43.
https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Slovenia_2013?lang=en
National Assembly Elections Act, article 7.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SI/national-assembly-elections-act/view
Verified:
2017/03/30
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
Comments:
Source:
National Assembly Elections Act, article 7.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SI/national-assembly-elections-act/view
Verified:
2017/03/30
VR004
Authority responsible for voter registration
Question: Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer:
a . Central Government Department (specify)
Comments:
the Report: "The Division for Civil Status, Public Documents and Residence Registration of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) is the government entity that maintains the voter register."
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report on Early Elections on the National Assembly on 4 December 2011 in the Republic of Slovenia. Warsaw. 2011. Available at: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/84558
Verified:
2017/03/30
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 Report:"There are three types of voter lists used for elections to the National Assembly: general voter lists, which include all citizens who are eligible to vote, voter lists of citizens who are residing abroad, and voter lists for the Italian and Hungarian national minority communities."
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report on Early Elections on the National Assembly on 4 December 2011 in the Republic of Slovenia. Warsaw. 2011. Available at: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/84558
Verified:
2017/03/30
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