K. Voter lists

The revised text in Article 38(8) raises a question as to a voter appealing a removal from the voter list. The existing Article 14(9) creates avenues for appeal to the CEC or court should a voter’s name be removed from the list. The revised text in Article 38(8) of the draft law inserts the phrase “within the procedure specified in Para 5 (sic) of this Article”, which is the procedure related to creating a list of voters temporarily staying in hospitals and detention centers. The OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission recommend this text to be checked as the reference to paragraph 5 would eliminate appeals for other situations where a voter has been removed from a voter list.