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Voter Registration

Timor-Leste Timor-Leste

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: b. 17
Comments: Every citizen over the age of seventeen has the right to vote and to be elected.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 47: https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law no. 7/2011, Law on the Election of the National Parliament, article 4: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law%20no.%207_2011%20Second%20Amendment%20to%20Law%2062006%20of%20December%20%20Law%20on%20the%20Election%20of%20the%20National%20Parliament.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/02
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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: Every citizen over the age of seventeen has the right to vote and to be elected. The following are not granted active electoral capacity: a) Individuals judicially disabled due to a sentence imposed by a court of law; b) Individuals clearly and publicly known as mentally ill even where they are not judicially disabled.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 47: https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law no. 7/2011, Law on the Election of the National Parliament, article 5: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law%20no.%207_2011%20Second%20Amendment%20to%20Law%206-2006%20of%20December%20%20Law%20on%20the%20Election%20of%20the%20National%20Parliament.pdf
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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: d. Election Management Body (specify)
Comments: The Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration.
Source: Law no. 5/2006 on the Electoral Administration Bodies, article 12: https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law-2006-05.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/02
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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: Registration of voters shall be compulsory and officially initiated, single and universal, to be updated for each election.
Source: Constitution of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, article 65 (2): https://timor-leste.gov.tl/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/Constitution_RDTL_ENG.pdf Law on the Election of the National Parliament, article 4 (2): https://mj.gov.tl/jornal/lawsTL/RDTL-Law/RDTL-Laws/Law%20no.%207_2011%20Second%20Amendment%20to%20Law%206-2006%20of%20December%20%20Law%20on%20the%20Election%20of%20the%20National%20Parliament.pdf
Verified: 2024/10/02
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