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Article 57
 

Revision of Preliminary Lists

Upon the posting of the voter lists, their revision process begins, lasting until three weeks before the election date. The revision process of the preliminary lists is a process conducted under the responsibility of those who have compiled the preliminary lists.

During the revision process:



The verification of voters for reasons provided by article 58 of this Code is conducted. A particular decision is taken for each case, and in case a decision is taken to remove a voter from the voter list, that decision is immediately posted.



Each voter has the right to request corrections in the voter lists in the cases provided by article 58 of this Code. The request is to be submitted to the LGEC and contains the fact for which the change in the list is requested, the documents that prove this fact, the name, patronymic, surname, date of birth and identity number of the voter, according to the form approved by the CEC. The LGEC decides upon this request no later than 7  days from its submission. For voters who have their domicile in other local government units, the decision is made after the voter is de-registered from the voter list of the voting center of his domicile.



During the revision process, municipalities, municipal units and communes communicate every week regarding the continuous activities of the revision process directly among themselves as well as with the National Registry of Voters.



In conformity with the acts of the CEC, the LGECs, in cooperation with municipalities and communes, set up verification and reception structures to deal with the revision process and guarantee the accuracy of the voter lists.



Requests for the revision of preliminary voter lists may be submitted no later than four weeks prior to the date of elections. At the end of this process, the preliminary voter lists, together with the decisions taken, shall be sent to the respective municipality, municipal unit or commune.



An appeal against an LGEC decision can be taken within 48 hours from its announcement, in the court of the judicial district where the LGEC is located. The court holds hearings with a judicial panel composed of three judges and makes a decision within two days. The decision of the district court is final.



After the deadlines contemplated by sections 5 and 6 of this article have expired, the preliminary voter lists, together with the decisions taken, are sent within 24 hours to the respective municipality, municipal unit, or commune.



After the close of the review process, the municipality, municipal unit or commune, on the basis of the decisions taken, prepares  the final voter list and sends it signed by the mayor and the secretary of the respective local government unit within five days for approval to the respective LGEC.



Within three days, the LGEC verifies the documentation of the decisions made for changes in the final voter list, and after approving it, posts the respective voter list at each voting center.