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Article 242
 

(1) Any persons, who have not exercised the right thereof to vote in two successive elections of one and the same type without a valid excuse, shall be removed from the electoral roll for the next elections and shall be entered in the list of removed persons under terms and according to a procedure established by the Central Election Commission.


(2) Any such voters may exercise the right thereof to vote in the next election by submitting, in person or through an authorised representative, an application in writing to the respective authority referred to in Article 23 (1) herein according to the permanent address. The application may alternatively be submitted signed with an electronic signature. The application for entry on the electoral rolls shall be submitted not later than 30 days in advance of polling day, and Articles 33, 39 and 40 herein shall apply, mutatis mutandis, after the expiry of this time limit.


(3) The electoral rolls shall be updated on the basis of the applications and documents submitted by citizens.


(4) Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the voter proves that compelling reasons have prevented him or her from voting. aCompelling reasonsa means absence from Bulgaria for the period of conduct of the relevant type of elections, illness, engagement with study/business, and other unforeseen circumstances.


(5) The voter must present the relevant documents to the authority referred to in Article 23 (1) herein in order to certify the existence of the reasons referred to in Paragraph (4).


(6) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any Bulgarian nationals resident abroad, to any persons with permanent disabilities, to any visually impaired persons or persons with ambulant difficulties, as well as to any persons over 70 years of age, who have not exercised the right thereof to vote.