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total countries/territories: 112
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Albania
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a. Links to national population records
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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The National Registry of Voters is prepared under the supervision of the CEC. It contains data and is prepared in accordance with the provisions of this Code and the substatutory acts issued by the CEC for its implementation.
2. The National Registry of Voters is prepared on the basis of official data drawn from the civil status registries.
Art 49. 1. For the administration of the National Registry of Voters, the CEC creates the Directorate of Registration of Voters.
2. The Directorate of Registration of Voters is responsible for implementing the decisions of the CEC connected with the registration of voters. It performs these duties:
a) It administers the National Registry of Voters.
b) It prepares for the CEC the instructions to the offices of civil status on the method of compilation of the voter lists.
c) It organizes and directs the registration of voters door to door whenever it is considered necessary.
d) It performs other duties in connection with the registration of voters set by the CEC.
Source:
Election Code Article 55 et seq.
Ilirjan Celibashi, Chairman of the Central Election Commission (CEC), icelibashi(a)kqz.org.al
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2005/03/30
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Algeria
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Electoral Law
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/03/26
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American Samoa
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
h. Mobile election registrar
j. Other
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There is an exchange of data between government departments.
Source:
American Samoa Code Annotated Title 6 Elections 6.0214.
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2017/08/18
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Argentina
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
i. Internet registration
j. Other
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Communications from the People`s National register about the extension of new copies of civic documents, domicile changes and deceases, and the communications of disqualifications and exclusions from the prosecution judge.
Source:
Electoral Code: “Código Electoral Nacional — Ley 19945”, Article 15-22: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/americas/AR/argentina-ley-19945-codigo-electoral-nacional-2019/ (2019)
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2021/12/26
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Armenia
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b. Links to police records of residence
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Heads of penitentiary institutions and of facilities for holding arrestees, as well as commanders of military units shall also draw up lists of electors in cases and in the manner prescribed by the Electoral Code of the Republic of Armenia.
Source:
Electoral Law: Electoral Code of Armenia (2011), art. 7:3 & 8
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2011/08/25
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Australia
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c. Links for applications for government services
d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
g. Data matching with other agencies information
h. Mobile election registrar
i. Internet registration
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i. Internet registration: voter registration forms are available online, but must be printed out and either faxed or posted to the AEC.
All changes to the register can only be made on receipt of signed notifcation from the individual elector.
Source:
Michael Bergmann
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2007/01/09
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Austria
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b. Links to police records of residence
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Source:
Law of the Registration of Voters (1973)
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2003/09/12
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Azerbaijan
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
g. Data matching with other agencies information
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47.8. Upon appearing in the polling station, citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan with active suffrage who are in foreign countries, shall be included in the Voters’ List on the basis of their international passport or substitute document.
110.1. The entire State Computerized Information System or some of its technical resources may be used for obtaining, transferring, or redeveloping information in time during the conduct of elections or referendums (hereafter referred to as elections), including voter registration, compilation of voter lists, and the determination of voting results and election returns. Requirements regarding the state computerized information systems and rules for its use shall be determined by the Central Election Commission.
Source:
Election Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan as amended in 2016, art. art. 47.8 and art. 110:
https://www.legislationline.org/download/id/7885/file/Azerbaijan_Election_am2017_en.pdf.
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2022/02/06
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Bahamas
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
EL: 15.
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2002/10/03
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Bahrain
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a. Links to national population records
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The list is to be in alphabetical order based on the official documents in coordination with the Central Population Registration at the Central Statistics Organization.
Source:
Decree number 14, 2002, Exercising Political Rights, part 1, article 8 (1, 2, 3, 4).
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/03/30
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Bangladesh
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f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Not directly mentioned in the Constitution but it's a practice.
Source:
S. M. Asaduzzaman; Public Relations Officer; Bangladesh Election Commission. Email: [email protected]
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2006/05/23
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Barbados
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Every person who qualifies under the Representation of the People Act to be registered as a voter must do so. Every occupant of a house that is not already registered shall within 30 days of the relevent date apply to the registration officer of that constituency to have his/her name entered in the register. The Registrar of Deaths transmits lists of deceased persons to the Chief Registering Officer every month.
Source:
Representation of the People's Act, Ch.12, Section 10.
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2003/06/10
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Belarus
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b. Links to police records of residence
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Source:
Ms. Lidia Ermoshina - Chairperson of the Central Commission of the Republic of the Belarus on Elections and Holding of Republican Referendums. [email protected]
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2002/08/21
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Belgium
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a. Links to national population records
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All people registered in a Belgian municipality (who have the right to vote) are automatically listed as voters.
Source:
Electoral Code, Art. 10 (3)
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2012/05/04
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Belize
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Source:
EL: SS (2 and 6).
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2002/07/09
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Benin
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Cela peut se faire dans les consulats ou ambassades.
Source:
Article 14 de la loi N°2000-18(code électoral)
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2005/01/19
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Bolivia
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c. Links for applications for government services
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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To gather the data of the electoral registration it is necesary the voter's appearance in the registration office; the upgrade carries out it the Electoral National Court that it passes over the information to each one of the Departmental Courts, (database from Civil Registration)
Source:
Electoral Code, Art.35
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2004/01/02
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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d: For those who are abroad.
Source:
Election Law, Article 3. Paragraph (1)-(2), Article 3. Paragraph (13)
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2002/05/07
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Brazil
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c. Links for applications for government services
h. Mobile election registrar
i. Internet registration
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2024/10/16
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Bulgaria
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Elections of Members of Parliament Act, article 27 (paragraph 1).
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2002/08/22
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Cameroon
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Code Chapter III section 72 (3): https://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/CM/cameroon-electoral-code-english-2012
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2018/11/05
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Cape Verde
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c. Links for applications for government services
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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2001/10/04
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Chile
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c. Links for applications for government services
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Law of Registration, 18.556
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2009/07/05
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Colombia
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
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Source:
Código Electoral, art. 69 y 70.
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2003/07/29
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Croatia
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Law on Election Registers
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2002/08/23
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Cyprus
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Official web site of the Government: http://www.cyprus.gov.cy/portal/portal.nsf/All/32F14EEB6E8862AFC225700000309C7E?OpenDocument&a=1&z= (2012);
Electoral Law 72 of 1979 as amended, Art. 8, 9, 10;
Official web site of the Central Electoral Service: http://moi.gov.cy/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=115%3A2011-02-13-06-56-34&catid=41&Itemid=128&lang=en (2012)
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2012/04/26
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Czech Republic
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b. Links to police records of residence
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(from interview with EMB official, Petra Wagnerova, Election Law Expert, Ministry of the Interior)
Source:
ministerial notice of the Ministry of Interior (no. 59/2002) regarding act no. 491/2001
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2002/04/09
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Denmark
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a. Links to national population records
i. Internet registration
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There is a computerized electoral register which is based on information already avaliable in the national civil registration system to which the the municipal authorities update continuously and automatically. As a result, the register is permanently updated and only those living abroad have to take the intiative.
Source:
Parliamentary Elections and Election Administration in Denmark (Dr Jorgen Elklit and Anne Birte Pade, Election consultant Ministry of Interior)
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2002/06/20
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Djibouti
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO0411/S00225.htm
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2005/05/13
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Dominica
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
REA: 8.
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2002/12/10
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Ecuador
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g. Data matching with other agencies information
j. Other
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The General Direction of the Civil Registration and Identification have the obligation of to give the list of the citizens with identity card daily and to communicate the resolutions that suppress the names of died people. The citizens can also change their home or to upgrade data personally and in writting in the corresponding Electoral Provincial Tribunal.
Source:
Law Code of Elections, Arts.39,40 and 41
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2003/11/25
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Egypt
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
g. Data matching with other agencies information
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2025/09/23
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Eritrea
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections Act, art. 21
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2011/06/21
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Fiji
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Source:
Electoral Act 1998, Section 12
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2003/07/01
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Finland
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Election Act 714/1998 as amended, Section 18 (1)
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2012/05/21
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France
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Code, Art. R5
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2012/05/02
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French Guiana
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/10
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French Polynesia
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Code, paragraph 38.
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2004/01/15
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Germany
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
j. Other
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Source:
Federal Elections Act, Ch.4, Section 17
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
Federal Electoral Regulations, Ch.2, Sections 14, 16, 22, 23
https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/e146a529-fd3b-4131-9588-8242c283537a/bundeswahlordnung_engl.pdf
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2021/11/17
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Ghana
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Status Report on Preparations for the 1996 Presidential and Legislative Elections by the Electoral Commission of Ghana
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2005/07/01
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Guadeloupe
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Guyana
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
h. Mobile election registrar
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Source:
Dr. Steve Surujbally, President of the Elections Commissions, elections(a)sdnp.gy
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2004/09/03
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Hungary
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
András Vincze, Ministry of Interior, central data processing, registration and election office, indep(a)konyv.kozig.b-m.hu
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2002/05/24
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Iceland
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a. Links to national population records
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2002/04/09
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India
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
i. Internet registration
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Online: National Voters' Portal
Physical: Visit the nearest booth level officer and submit form
Source:
Dr. Ajit Raizada, Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh, India, interview in Stockholm 010405.
https://www.india.gov.in/spotlight/vote-india-vote-proud-be-voter-ready-vote
https://eci.gov.in/files/file/4843-form-6-application-for-inclusion-of-name-in-electoral-roll/
https://www.elections.in/who-can-vote-in-india.html
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2024/06/21
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Indonesia
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Door-to-door registration is exceptional. Usually draft lists are prepared from census records and then updated through appearance at the registration.
Source:
The Electoral Rolls Act, 1974.
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2024/01/31
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Ireland
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
i. Internet registration
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Source:
Electoral Acts 1992-2011, Art. 7 - 13;
Official Website of the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government: http://www.environ.ie/en/LocalGovernment/Voting/ (2012);
Official Website of the Electoral Register: http://www.checktheregister.ie/PublicPages/Default.aspx?uiLang= (2012)
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2012/05/10
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Italy
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Presidential Decree of 20 March 1967, n. 223, Art. 8
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2012/04/16
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Jamaica
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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The Chief Electoral Officer shall establish in each constituency a centre (in this Act referred to as a registration centre) for the purpose of the registration of voters so,however, that he may from time to time, establish such other registration centres in a constituency as he considers necessary.
Source:
The Representation of the People Act, Section 6
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2025/09/22
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Japan
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c. Links for applications for government services
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Local governments keep a residents register which states the addresses of residents.
Source:
Electoral Code, article 21.
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2003/08/25
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Kazakhstan
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
g. Data matching with other agencies information
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The list of voters at the place of residence is compiled by the relevant local executive body on the basis of the state database of individuals.
If the voter becomes aware not later than thirty days before the election that he / she will not be able to arrive at the polling station at the place of his / her registration on the Election Day, he / she has the right to apply to the local executive body at the place of his / her stay with a written application for inclusion in the relevant voter list.
At the address of the citizen according to this point the local executive body will organize the exception of the citizen from the list of voters in the place of registration and its inclusion in the list of voters of that site on which the citizen will vote. (Constitutional Law on Elections of the RK, Art. 24,5)
Source:
Constitutional Law on Elections of the Republic of Kazakhstan as amended on June 29, 2018, Art. 24: https://www.election.gov.kz/eng/election-legal-framework/the-laws-of-the-rk.php
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2024/10/18
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Kenya
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections Act of 2011 Article 5(3)
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2024/12/06
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Korea, Republic of
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j. Other
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There is a law named "Resident Registration Act" which requires every resident in Korea to be registered in a district office of his/her residence. Information to be registered includes date of birth, sex, address, etc. By utilizing this readily available information, authorities in charge of preparing voters' list make new voter's list for each election.
Source:
AEP, article 37.
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2003/01/15
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Lesotho
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d. Registration by mail
g. Data matching with other agencies information
i. Internet registration
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Source:
African Journal of Computing & ICT, "Digital and Interactive Content Product as part of Lesotho Strategic Development," Section 3, 3.1, 3.1.1: http://ir.dut.ac.za/xmlui/bitstream/handle/10321/1244/V7N4P10-2014_AJOCICT-libre.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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2015/03/09
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Lithuania
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
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Article 26: (1) All citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the right to vote shall be entered on the electoral roll of the Republic of Lithuania according to the data of issuance of the document (passport or identity card) certifying citizenship, and according to the population register of the Republic of Lithuania. State and municipal institutions and establishments which issue documents certifying citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania, keep information related to the statement of citizens’ residence, register citizens’ death and loss of citizenship shall also be responsible for a timely and proper updating of the population register of the Republic of Lithuania. Electoral rolls compiled according to the data of the population register of the Republic of Lithuania shall be preliminary lists.
Source:
Electoral Law: Republic of Lithuania Law on Elections to the Seimas, last amended on 19 November 2015 — No XII-2052, art. 26(1)
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2002/08/30
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Luxembourg
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral law of 18 February 2003, Art. 9-15
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2015/06/05
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Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
g. Data matching with other agencies information
j. Other
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Electoral Code, Art. 42 (1): The State Election Commission perform the entry, addition and deletion of data in the Voter Register ex officio, based on data from the registers of births, records on residence and citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia, other official records and through direct inspection.
Electoral Code, Art. 31: (2) 28-e) The State Election Commission shall update the Voter Register once a month, based on citizens’ notifications of change of data. Every 6 months, the State Election Commission shall publicly encourage citizens to check their data and, if necessary, request change of their data.
28-f) For the purposes of detecting inconsistencies or verifying the credibility of data in the Voter Register, each member of the State Election Commission has the right to request from the State Election Commission to authorize the Legal Department to check the archives of biometric documents at the Ministry of Interior, as well as other state bodies and institutions’ data bases and archives, under a procedure prescribed by a law or a bylaw, and to receive a written notification from them on the conducted checks within 5 working days.
Source:
Electoral Code of The Republic of Macedonia (consolidated version as of February 2019), art. 31, 42:
https://www.ifes.org/sites/default/files/electoral_code_of_the_republic_of_north_macedonia_february_2019_english.pdf
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2020/04/17
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Martinique
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral code, article L.5
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2007/01/14
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Micronesia, Federated States of
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
h. Mobile election registrar
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A person shall register to vote at a National Election Office or State Election Office in the State in which the person is a Resident. The national election commissioners, with the approval of the National Election Director, may designate other locations within a State where a person may register to vote or may conduct mobile registration drives.
Source:
The National Election Code, Title 9, Chapter 4, Section 403 (2): http://fsmlaw.org/fsm/code/title09/T9_Ch4_2014.html (2021)
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2021/04/06
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Moldova, Republic of
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Electoral code 2019
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2021/04/05
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Monaco
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Law 839 regulating communal and national elections, as amended in 2002, Art. 7
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2012/04/27
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Morocco
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
c. Links for applications for government services
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Source:
Electoral Law, chapter 2, part 1, article 21.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/05
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Nepal
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
j. Other
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The Election Commission also appoints enumerators to go door to door in the village and towns for compiling name of voters.
Source:
House of Representatives Member Act 1991, article 4.
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2004/08/16
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Netherlands
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a. Links to national population records
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Municipal authorities are responsible for maintaining voter registers, which are based on information drawn from the population register.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR 2012 Needs Assessment Report, sec. B: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/NL/the-netherlands-elections-assessment-mission/at_download/file
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2016/03/17
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New Caledonia
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Code, paragraph 38.
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2004/01/14
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New Zealand
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
h. Mobile election registrar
i. Internet registration
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Source:
Electoral Enrollment Centre's Booklet: //www.elections.org.nz/files/roe50_2008.pdf (2008)
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2015/11/23
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Niger
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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L’inscription sur les listes électorales est personnelles.
L’électeur se présente physiquement au siège de la Commission Administrative pour demander son inscription qui peut être verbale ou écrite.
Toutefois, pour les forces de défense et de sécurité ainsi que les membres de leurs familles domiciliées avec eux, les Commissions Administratives de mise à jour, en rapport avec leurs hiérarchies, se déplacent dans les casernes pour procéder à leur inscription.
A l’aide de matrices de recensement et des fiches de recensement électoral préparées par la CENI, les Commissions Administratives procèdent à l’inscription de nouveaux électeurs, aux radiations, aux corrections et enfin à la recomposition des bureaux de vote.
Ce travail une fois achevé est acheminé au niveau national pour vérification et validation par la CENI avant le traitement informatique
Source:
Art. 20 du Code Electoral
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2007/01/02
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Nigeria
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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The registration of voters shall be at the registration centers designated for that purpose by the Commission and notified to the public.
Source:
Electoral Act 2010, art. 9 (6): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/NG/nigeria-electoral-act-2010/view
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2018/11/12
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Niue
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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There is an appeal period of 4-5 days
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2005/02/23
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Norway
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Electoral Law, Ch. 2, Art. 5
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2006/12/11
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Pakistan
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a. Links to national population records
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Door-to-door registration is exceptional. Usually draft lists are prepared from census records and then updated through appearance at the registration.
Source:
The Electoral Rolls Act, 1974.
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2001/07/17
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Palestine
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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The Palestinian Central Election Commission (CEC), was actively engaged in registration activities.
The Electoral Committees in each electoral district are responsible for registering the voters.
Source:
EL 12, 15, 16.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/05
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Papua New Guinea
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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f) Official visitation to provinces, districts, LLGs and wards
Source:
Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections (1997) Section 58 clause 1.
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2007/01/11
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Paraguay
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
g. Data matching with other agencies information
j. Other
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Besides, the communication of judicial resolutions by the courts, data transference by the Identification Department of the National Police and the Civil Register.
Source:
Law N.635 and Law N.834.
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2009/07/05
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Portugal
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a. Links to national population records
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Article 10
Voter Registration Database
1 - The voter registration database, hereinafter referred to as BDRE, established under Law No. 130-A/97, of December 31, aims to organize and maintain permanently and up-to-date information about citizens registered in the voter registration system.
2 - The BDRE is continuously updated based on information from voter files of the various electoral registration geographic units and communications of deletions provided for in this law.
3 - It is the responsibility of the BDRE to validate all information, in accordance with the provisions of the previous paragraph, ensuring the implementation of the principle of unique registration set forth in Article 7 of this law.
4 - The use of information technology does not affect the respect for fundamental rights of citizens as enshrined in Article 35 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic.
Source:
Law no 13/99 of 22 March 1999 regulating electoral registration, Article 10(2):
https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/detalhe/lei/13-1999-150518
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2024/10/10
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Romania
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
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The local authority creates the register from the record of residents in the administrative unit. This is also the main source of updating.
Source:
Law on Election of Parliament, articles 8 and 9.
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2004/11/22
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Russian Federation
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b. Links to police records of residence
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
g. Data matching with other agencies information
j. Other
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1. The voter lists shall be compiled by the election commissions for each electoral precinct individually in a form set forth by the CEC.
2. The voter lists shall be compiled by the TEC no later than 11 days prior to the voting day on the basis of information provided by the head of local administration, commander of a military unit, or head of organization in which voters temporarily stay. In the event of early voting in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the voter list at the appropriate electoral precinct is composed by a TEC not later than 21 days before voting day.
3. If it is revealed that a citizen of the Russian Federation is entered into the voter lists at different electoral precincts, the respective TEC shall check the voter lists and remove errors and discrepancies therein before transferring the voter lists to the precinct election commissions.
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4. The voter lists at the electoral precinct established in difficult and remote areas shall be compiled by the precinct election commission no later than 10 days prior to the voting day, and in exclusive cases – no later than on the day of formation of the precinct election commission on the basis of information provided by the head of local administration of the settlement and the applications of citizens in accordance with the part 11 of Article 17 of this Federal law.. In the event of early voting in accordance with part 2 and 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the voter list at the appropriate electoral precinct is composed by TEC not later than 21 days before voting day.
5. At electoral precinct established on the territory of military units, voter list- of servicemen staying in the military unit, their family members and other voters, if they reside in the territory inside the military unit, shall be compiled on the basis of data provided by commander of the military unit no later than 10 days prior to the voting day, and in the exceptional cases – no later than in the day of PEC formation, on the bases of the information about voters provided by the commander of the military unit, as well as voters' applications submitted in accordance with part 11 of Article 17, of this Federal Law.
6. At the electoral precincts established in places of temporary stay of voters (hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes, detention centres, and other places of temporary stay), on vessels that will be at sea on the voting day and at polar stations voter lists shall be compiled on the basis of data provided by chiefs of the institutions no later than on the day preceding the voting day. At the electoral precincts established in compliance with part 3 of Article 14 of this Law in places of temporary stay of voters with no residence registration in the territory of the Russian Federation, the voter lists shall be compiled on the basis of written requests of the said voters submitted in accordance with part 6 of Article 17 of this Law.
7. At the electoral precinct established outside the Russian Federation the voter lists shall be compiled by a respective precinct election commission on the basis of requests of citizens of the Russian Federation permanently residing outside the Russian Federation or making long stay foreign trips, in accordance with part 4 of Article 16 of this Law.
8. Voter data shall be collected and checked by the officials indicated in parts 2, 4 to 6 of this Article, and shall be submitted to the TEC no later than 60 days prior to the voting day, or, if the lists of voters are compiled by the precinct election commission, to respective precinct election commission immediately after establishment thereof. The collection, updating and presentation of information about voters shall be conducted in the manner prescribed by the CEC.
9. The voter lists may be compiled with the help of GAS Vybory.
10. The voter lists shall be compiled in alphabetical or other order (on the basis of localities, streets, houses, or addresses of voters). The voter list shall indicate last name, first name, patronymic, year of birth (day and month of birth additionally for those of age of 18 years) and address of permanent residence of voter, in the cases provided for in paragraphs 8 and 11 of Article 17 of this Federal law, - the address of a place of temporary stay). The lists shall have fields to enter the voter’s passport number (or document replacing the passport), voter’s signature (confirming the receipt of the ballot), election commission member’s signature (confirming the issue of the ballot) as well as fields for special marks and each page sum-ups.
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11. The voter list shall be made in duplicate. One copy shall have a paper typewritten format; the second copy shall have an electronic format. In exceptional cases, the voter lists may be compiled in a handwritten format.
12. The first copy of the voter lists compiled in accordance with part 2 of this Article together with statements of the voters, submitted in accordance with Paragraph 11 of Article 17 of this Federal Law shall be left at the precinct election commission 10 days prior to the voting day. The second copy shell be filed with the TEC and be used in the procedure established by the CEC. The voter list shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the TEC with indication of the signature date and shall be sealed by the stamp of the TEC. In the case of early voting in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 82 of this Federal Law the first copy of the voter list is transferred to a precinct election commission not later than 21 days before the voting day.
13. The voter list compiled by the precinct election commission in accordance with part 4 to 7 of this Article shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of the precinct election commission and shall be sealed by the stamp of the precinct election commission.
14. Having received or compiled the voter list a precinct election commission shall check and update the list on the basis of personal applications from citizens made in accordance with Article 17 and 18 of this Federal Law, relevant documents of the bodies of local government, executive territorial bodies of city of federal significance, their officials, state registries, bodies for residence and migration control of the Russian Federation, messages from the higher-level election commission which confirm the entry of voters in the voter list in some other electoral precinct. The checked and updated voter list shall be signed by the chairman and secretary of a precinct election commission and sealed by the stamp of the precinct election commission not later than 18.00 local time on the day preceding the voting day.
15. A precinct election commission has a right to divide the first copy of the voter list into separate books. Not later than on the day preceding the voting day each such book shall be paginated, covered by the title and stitched up. The stitch shall be sealed by the stamp of the respective precinct commission and signed by the chairman thereof.
16. The persons presenting voter data shall be accountable for the accuracy and completeness of the data and the timeless of its submission.
Source:
Federal Law on the Election of Deputies of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. (article 16).
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2016/06/02
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Rwanda
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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In order for a person to register on the voters’ register, he or she shall present his or her national identity card or any other document issued by a competent Authority attesting his or her Rwandan nationality.
Source:
Law governing elections in Rwanda Chapter 1 article 10. http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/RW/rwanda-organic-law-nb0-17-2003-of-07-07-2003/view
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2024/12/04
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Réunion
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections office, Ministry of Interior, France, [email protected]
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2007/01/14
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Saint Lucia
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
EDSL.
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2002/12/10
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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Every person who is qualified to be registered as a voter for a constituency shall, unless registered in the register of voters for that constituency, within thirty days of the relevant day, apply to the registering officer for that constituency to have his name entered in the quarterly list of voters prepared for that constituency.
Source:
St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Electoral Law, article 8 and 17: https://pdba.georgetown.edu/Electoral/StVincent/StV&Gr.html
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2021/12/27
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Samoa
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
i. Internet registration
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If the person is in Samoa, a person making an application or declaration in respect of registration as a voter must do so in the prescribed form. At the time of receiving an application for registration or re-registration or transfer of registration as a voter, the Commissioner must obtain the necessary biometrics of the person seeking registration or re-registration or transfer of registration. If the person is outside Samoa, the person can register online.
Source:
The Electoral Act 2019, Article 13 (2), 20 (1) and 20 (4): https://www.palemene.ws/wp-content/uploads/Electoral-Act-2019-Eng.pdf (2021)
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2021/04/09
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Serbia
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a. Links to national population records
g. Data matching with other agencies information
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The electoral roll shall be maintained as an electronic database and shall
be updated according to the uniform methodology of the ministry competent for public
administration.
The decision on the change in the electoral roll shall be made ex officio or
upon the citizen’s request based on the data contained in birth/death/marriage registers,
other official records and public documents.
Source:
Electoral Law: Law on the Unified Electoral Roll, art. 3,9.
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/RS/serbia-the-law-on-the-single-electoral-register/view
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2022/07/18
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Seychelles
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Elections Act chapter 68A (1996), art. 2
http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/SC/seychelles-electoral-act-1996/view
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2016/09/07
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Sierra Leone
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j. Other
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Registration is done in person
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2005/06/30
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Slovakia
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
c. Links for applications for government services
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) During the electoral term, the municipality shall continuously ascertain facts, which are reasons for changes in the List. Changes in the List shall be carried out on the basis of:
a) the municipality«s own records,
b) notices of state organs,
c) results of legal proceedings.
Source:
PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION ACT ART.4
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2007/01/09
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Slovenia
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
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Source:
Law on Voters' Registration
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2004/11/29
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Somalia
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
http://www.somalilandforum.com/somaliland/law/the_election_bill.htm#Commission
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2005/08/25
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South Africa
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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2019/05/20
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Spain
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a. Links to national population records
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Source:
Electoral Law 5/1985 of 19 June ("Ley Orgánica del Régimen Electoral General"), Art. 34
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2012/04/17
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Sri Lanka
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f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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The Commissioner of Elections appoints an Assistant Commissioner to direct and control the revision of the voter register in each electoral district and the District Secretaries of the respective electoral districts as Registering Officers. The Registering Officer appoints enumerators to visit houses to compile voters’ names.
Source:
Final Report of the EU Observation Mission to Sri Lanka's August 17 2015 Parliamentary Elections: http://www.eueom.eu/files/pressreleases/english/EUEOM_SriLanka_FinalReport_20151017.pdf
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2016/02/04
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Sudan
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
General Elections Law (No.15 1998), chapter 1, article 11.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/06
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Sweden
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a. Links to national population records
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a) The electoral rolls are automatically compiled, 30 days before each election, based on information from the National Population Registration Database.
Source:
Electoral Law of 2005, Ch. 5, Section 1: http://www.val.se/pdf/2005_elections_act.pdf (2012)
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2014/08/04
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Switzerland
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b. Links to police records of residence
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Source:
Official Website of the Swiss Chancellery: http://www.ch.ch/abstimmungen_und_wahlen/02186/02188/02194/index.html?lang=fr#sprungmarke1_5 (2012);
Electoral Law of 17 December 1976 regulating political rights, Art. 4: Official website of the Swiss administration: http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/161_1/index.html (2012)
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2012/05/11
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Timor-Leste
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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2001/09/17
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Tonga
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f. Door-to-door registration campaign
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All islands and villages are visited. Assistance is given by Town Offices.
Source:
Pita Vuki Chief Returning Officer 2002
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2003/08/20
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Trinidad and Tobago
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
http://www.ttconnect.gov.tt/gortt/portal/ttconnect/!ut/p/a1/jdDBCoJAEAbgp_HqjIqW3QzMzCg0Kt1LaGyroa6oaY-feRPLmtsM3w8_AwR8IHnYJCysE56H6Xsn2sVxZVRtXcG9izrKni2ZqDqKtdM6EAyAZ606YKrS2jkpiPhfHr-M8TN_oDmcgUyy5WwExjV7MNFjA4SlPOp_Ehh5pMwZkJLeaElL8VF257iui2ohoIBt24qMc5ZS8cozAT9FYl7V4A8lFNnRf9p3NW22xguhC6ui/dl5/d5/L2dBISEvZ0FBIS9nQSEh/?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/gortt/wcm/connect/gortt+web+content/ttconnect/citizen/topic/governmentandpolitics/elections/registering+to+vote
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2015/05/21
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Tunisia
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a. Links to national population records
c. Links for applications for government services
j. Other
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j.) The data is posted to the public in case anyone has any comments on the information posted.
Source:
Electoral Law, chapter 2, section 1, articles 6, 9 and 10.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/06
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Turkey
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g. Data matching with other agencies information
j. Other
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The SBE manages voter registration through a central voter registration system, which is linked to an online civil registry. This registry is operated by the Ministry of Interior. The registry identifies citizens through a personal identification number, which is linked to their place of permanent residence, and only permits registration at one location. Citizens are required to inform authorities of a change in address within 20 days. Their data is also automatically updated through information gathered by the utility companies associated with a new address. Local and district authorities are responsible for updating other personal information such as births, deaths, and marital status.
Source:
OSCE/ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, 2014 Presidential Elections: http://www.osce.org/odihr/elections/turkey/119439?download=true
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2016/01/21
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Tuvalu
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Afele Kitiona, Lawyer for Elections in Tuvalu, July 2002
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2003/08/01
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Ukraine
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a. Links to national population records
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For the compilation of the general lists of voters the information about the place of permanent residence of the citizens is available with the local bodies of Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry of Justice and the State Tax Administration Office. The Chairman of the executive body that compiles the list request the information from organizations above.
Source:
Law on Elections of People's Deputies of Ukraine, article 30(1)
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2002/08/29
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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d. Registration by mail
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
f. Door-to-door registration campaign
i. Internet registration
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Source:
Representation of the People Act 1983, Art. 9A, 10A;
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/2/contents/data.pdf
https://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/register_to_vo/electoral_registration_applica.aspx (2012)
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2016/04/11
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United States of America
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c. Links for applications for government services
d. Registration by mail
g. Data matching with other agencies information
h. Mobile election registrar
i. Internet registration
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Source:
The Federal Election Commission online (www.fec.gov)
https://vote.gov
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2024/10/15
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Uruguay
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Law on the creation of the Corte electoral, chapter X
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2002/06/18
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Vanuatu
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Each voter is required to produce two witnesses to confirm their eligibility in the polling district of their residence to the ROs
Source:
https://aceproject.org/ace-en/topics/em/electoral-management-case-studies/vanuatu-limitations-to-the-independence-of-the-emb
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2016/01/26
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Venezuela
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a. Links to national population records
b. Links to police records of residence
c. Links for applications for government services
e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Oficinas Nacionales Registro Electoral.
Source:
LOSPP, art. 98, 100, 106 y 112.
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2003/09/24
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Viet Nam
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j. Other
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When issuing the certificate, the People’s Committee must immediately write
down in the voters list next to the name of such voter "Vote elsewhere."
Source:
Election Law Article 27
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2021/03/24
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Wallis and Futuna
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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Source:
Electoral Code, paragraph 38.
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2004/01/15
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Yemen
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a. Links to national population records
j. Other
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Any periodic reviewing of voter registers shall aim at:
1. Adding the names of persons who have become eligible to vote in accordance with the Law;
2. Adding the names of persons who were wrongfully omitted from previous registers;
3. Deleting names of the deceased;
4. Omitting the names of persons who have lost their right to vote. Such omissions may have to be explained and justified;
5. Deleting all names which may have been wrongfully inserted. Such omissions may have to be explained and justified;
6. Omission of all names of persons who have changed their domicile addresses and the addition of new arrivals to the
voter register at constituency level.
Source:
General Elections and Referendum Law 2001, chapter 2, articles 11 and 12.
Updated on March 10, 2005
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2005/04/08
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Zanzibar
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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"Any person entitled to be registered as a voter at any polling district and who has not been so registered may present himself...at the relevant polling district...[or] at the headquarters..."
Source:
Zanzibar Electoral Act No. 11 of 1984, including ammendments made by Act No. 8 of 1992; Act No 14 of 1992, and Act No. 5 of 1995. 15th May, 1995. Chapter II, Part II (16).
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2002/09/18
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Zimbabwe
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e. Appearance by voter at registration office
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A voter shall present themselves at a registration office or mobile registration office.
Source:
Zimbabwe Electoral Law 17 A (2a). http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/ZW/zimbabwe-consolidated-electoral-act-amended-2018/view
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2018/10/31
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