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The primary purpose of developing a voters’ list is to separate the function of verifying voter eligibility from the votingprocess. Voter registration involves certifying that a person is eligible to vote, as well as informing the person of the voting station where he or she may vote and the electoral district (if applicable) in which the vote will be counted. It is not absolutely essential to separate verifying voter eligibility from voting, and some elections, including national elections, have been held without any voters’ list. However, it is far easier to manage election day activities if certification has already been completed and used to produce a voters’ list. It is also preferable to have a voters’ list of eligible voters as this assists in preventing electoral fraud as only registered voters whose name is on the list can vote.
In addition to certifying the eligibility of persons, the voters’ register has other uses that provide further justification for its cost. Among the areas in which it has a secondary use are the following:
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