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Article 264
 

(1) The chairperson or a member designated by a decision of the commission shall check the particulars of the identity document produced by the voter or, respectively, of the certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein, against the particulars on the electoral roll (the roll) and shall enter the Standard Public Registry Personal Number and the type and number of the identity document or, respectively, the number of the certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein, on the electoral roll (the roll) and shall admit the voter to voting.


(2) Should any discrepancy be detected in any of the names of a voter as they appear on the roll and in the identity document or, respectively, the certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein, if the permanent address matches, the names of the voter as they appear in the identity document or, respectively, in the certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein, shall be recorded in the column designated aNotesa of the electoral roll.


(3) The identity document or the certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein shall be left with the chairperson or, respectively, with the member of the section election commission until the voter signs the electoral roll (the roll).


(4) (Supplemented, SG No. 39/2016, effective 26.05.2016) If the voter is not entered on the electoral roll (the roll) but has the right to vote after a check in the list of removed persons, all particulars thereof shall be entered on the supplementary page of the electoral roll, whereupon the voter shall be admitted to voting. The voter shall present a declaration in a standard form to the effect that the said voter has not voted and will not vote elsewhere. The said declaration shall be attached to the electoral roll and shall constitute an integral part thereof.


(5) Where the voter votes on a certificate referred to in sentence two of Article 263 (1) or (2) herein, the chairperson or, respectively, the member of the section election commission, shall note on the certificate the fact that the person has voted, the date of voting and the number of the voting section.