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Paragraph 42
 

As stated in the report of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe on the 2003 local elections, last minute amendments to the registers should be avoided. However, as long as the accuracy of the registers is problematic, mechanisms should be introduced for reducing the number of potentially disenfranchised voters and enabling eligible voters whose names are not on the voter’s registers or are spelt incorrectly to vote.  One possibility would be to enable those voters to register on a supplementary list on election day provided they present to VCC members a valid certificate, issued by the relevant civil status office, showing that they have registered in the particular locality for an appropriate period, for example 60 days before election day, and have deregistered from their previous permanent residence. As noted in Paragraph 84 herein, these are matters that require clarification.