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Section J8
 

  1. A voter who is qualified to take part in the election but whose voting pass has been mislaid or who has not received a pass shall, at his request, be issued with a new voting pass by the mayor.


 



  1. A voter shall make a written or verbal request to this effect to the mayor.


 



  1. A request to the mayor as referred to in subsection 1 must be received no later than the second-last working day before polling day. Notwithstanding the previous sentence, the mayor may decide that requests may be received on the day before polling day. The mayor shall publicly announce any extension to the time limit at least fourteen days before polling day. The time limit for a request shall be stated on the voting pass.


 



  1. When requesting a new voting pass the applicant shall provide a copy of a document as referred to in section 1 of the Compulsory Identification Act.


 



  1. No new voting pass shall be issued to persons whose original voting pass is invalid on the basis of section J 7a.