Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally [*note of the translator*]
(1) The Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally shall be kept by each municipality - [the country's smallest geo-political unit and the most basic form of local government, which in may correspond to the country's administrative subdivisions, and the authorities of which may be empowered to exercise powers of the State administration if so stipulated by law]. In the country's capital, Prague, and in certain statutory towns, that are divided into geo-political/administrative subdivisions, such as municipal districts, [neighbourhoods,] and/or municipal parts [which are part of the municipality and may assume its functions, and in some cases cover the area of an administrative district], the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally shall be kept by each relevant municipal district, [neighbourhood,] or municipal part (hereinafter "Municipality"). In the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally, Municipalities shall list voters whose place of permanent residence is outside their jurisdiction 5),
5) Act No. 135/1982 Sb., on Reporting and Registering the Citizens' Address and who:
are not permanently residing within the Czech Republic;
are doing a compulsory military service or some alternative civilian service within the area of their jurisdiction;
are staying in the local hospital, maternity home, sanatorium, residential-home, rest home, or any other facility or establishment of a similar character operating and located in the respective local area;
have been taken into custody by the police, and committed to a detention centre/prison situated in the respective local area;
vote in the respective area thanks to a non-local voting permit entitling them to do so (see Article 30, Paragraph 2 below).
(2) Into the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally, local authorities [in villages], municipal authorities [in towns and statutory towns], municipal district authorities in Prague municipal districts or neighbourhood authorities in Prague neighbourhoods, municipal district/part authorities in statutory towns divided into geo-political subdivisions (hereinafter "Local Authorities") shall list the voters as specified in the above-mentioned Paragraph 1, Letter (b) based on information provided by the chief officer in command of the relevant military unit, and voters as specified in the above-mentioned Paragraph 1, Letters (c) and (d) based on information provided by the administration of the respective institution, establishment or facility. Such information shall be passed onto the Local Authorities no later than seven days prior to the beginning of polling, and shall be updated if and when necessary.
(3) The chief officer in command of the relevant military unit, and the administration of the respective institution, facility, or establishment, working with Local Authorities that are in charge of keeping the local Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally, shall send the Local Authorities in the Municipality where the voter in question has been entered on the Permanent Electoral Roll information, confirming that the said voter has been reported for entry into the Register of Persons Unable to Vote Locally.
