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Voter Registration

Slovakia Slovakia

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments: 2(1): A person has the right to vote in elections for the National Council of the Slovak Republic (in this Act referred to as "the right to vote") if he or she (an "elector") is a citizen of the Slovak Republic and is at least eighteen years old on polling day.
Source: Slovakia: On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (2004), Section 2(1): http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
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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: Section 2 (1): A person has the right to vote in elections for the National Council of the Slovak Republic (in this Act referred to as "the right to vote") if he or she (an "elector") is a citizen of the Slovak Republic and is at least eighteen years old on polling day. (2) A person is disqualified from exercising the right to vote if he or she is: a) subject to restrictions on personal freedom imposed by law for the protection of public health,[1]or b) serving a prison sentence,[2]or c) deprived of legal capacity.[3]
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 2 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
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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: c. Municipality Everyone, who under law has the right to vote, is enlisted in a permanent voter list in municipality in the territory of which he/she has permanent residence.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Sections 18(4b) and 30 :http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view Law The Election of the Governing Regions and Amendments to the Code of Civil Procedure (As Amended to 2007) Section 7: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-law-no.-303-2001-coll.-the-election-of/view Act on Elections to Municipal Bodies (as Amended), Section 5: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/act-of-the-slovak-national-council.-346-1990-coll./view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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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: Everyone who under law has the right to vote is enlisted in a permanent voter list in municipality in the territory of which he/she has permanent residence. Act On Elections to the National Council: 6(1) A citizen of the Slovak Republic who has permanent residence in the country and who has the right to vote shall be registered in a permanent register pursuant to his or her place of permanent residence. An elector may be registered in only one permanent register.
Source: Act On Elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic, Section 6 http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/SK/slovakia-municipalities-election-law-1990/view
Verified: 2024/10/25
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