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Article 39
 

Electoral lists



Electoral lists shall be drawn up by the mayor’s office, in two copies, for each polling station. After being elaborated the electoral lists shall be verified at the residence of the voters included as well as signed by the mayor of the locality in order to be brought to the knowledge of the public at least 10 days prior to the elections day.



[Paragraph 1, article 39 as amended by the Law no.796-XV from 25.01.2002]

[Paragraph 1, article 39 as amended by the Law no.894-XIV from 23.03.2000]    

[Paragraph 1, article 39 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]

 



The electoral lists shall contain the name and surname of the voters as well as their year of birth, home address, serial and number of their identity acts. Mayors’ offices shall determine the order of voters’ registration.



 Electoral lists which include military men serving in military units, as well as members of their family, other voters residing on the territory of military units shall be elaborated based on the data provided by commanders of the aforementioned military units. Military men residing outside military units, as well as members of their families shall be included in the electoral lists at their domicile.



In polling stations constituted in treatment and resort houses, hospitals and other curative stationery institutions, electoral lists shall be drawn up based on the data presented by chiefs of the aforementioned institutions.



[Paragraph 4, article 39 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]

 



Within polling stations constituted outside the boundaries of the Republic of Moldova, electoral lists shall be drawn up based on the data collected by chiefs of diplomatic missions and consular offices located on the territory of the respective state. At the beginning of the elections period, diplomatic missions and consular offices shall bring to public knowledge and update the electoral lists. The updating procedure of electoral lists shall cease 7 days before the elections. Updated electoral lists shall be sent as soon as possible to the Central Elections Commission.



[Paragraph 5, article 39 as amended by the Law no.1439-XIV from 28.12.2000]

 



The voter may be included only in a single electoral list registered at one polling station based on acts attesting their domicile within the area of the respective polling station.



[Paragraph 6, article 39 as amended by the Law no.268-XIV from 04.02.1999]

[The wording “based on the residence permit” of the article 39, paragraph (6) was found] [unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court Decision no.15 from 27.05.1998]

 



In the situation when the voter changes his domicile in the period between the elaboration of electoral lists and election day, the electoral committee of the polling station shall issue upon his request, on the basis of passport or another identity act, a certificate in order to give him the right to vote. The voter who received such a certificate shall confirm this fact by signing in the electoral list in line with his name.