A continuous list of voters is a list of all currently eligible voters, or all citizens who will come of
voting age before the next election. The list is maintained by election administration officials (see
also the definition in Introduction and Definitions).
This list is updated on a regular basis to include those who have achieved voting age, who have
gained citizenship, who otherwise have become newly eligible (e.g., been released from prison) or
who moved from one constituency to another. In addition, updating is also required to exclude
formerly eligible voters who have died or who cease to meet citizenship or voting eligibility
requirements (see Voter Roll Maintenance).
By using a continuous list, a complete list of eligible voters can be produced on an annual basis (as
in the United Kingdom), on a monthly basis (as in the Dominican Republic), in the period
immediately preceding an election (see Definitions, Introduction and Definitions), or on an as-needed basis. In the latter
case, the requirement can be a request from a political party for a snapshot copy, or could be for
internal administrative purposes, such as duplicate registration detection and removal.
