(1) The electoral register shall represent a centralised database comprising all Romanian citizens, including those with the domicile or residence abroad, who have reached the age of 18, with a right to vote. The registration of the citizens with the domicile or residence abroad shall be made based on the records existing at the General Office of Passports within the Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform, used upon the issue of passports with the specification regarding the setting of the domicile abroad, as well as the data held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

(2) The electoral register for the Romanian citizens with the domicile in Romania shall be structured on counties, municipalities, towns, communes, and for those with the domicile abroad, on countries and localities.

(3) The Permanent Electoral Authority shall draw up, keep, and permanently update the Electoral registry until 31 March of each year. At the level of each county and district of the municipality of Bucharest, the Electoral register including the electors with the domicile or residence under the jurisdiction of the administrative-territorial unit shall be kept and updated by the territorial bureau of the Permanent Electoral Authority.

(4) The National Centre for Database Management of the People’s Record, as well as the General Office of Passports within the Ministry of the Interior and Administrative Reform shall place the documents and information needed to draw up and update the Electoral register at the disposal of the Permanent Electoral Authority.

(5) The data written down in each Electoral register for each elector shall be the following:

a) date of birth;

b) personal identification number;

c) country of domicile or residence;

d) address of domicile;

e) address of residence;

f) series and number of the voting card;

g) series and number of the identity card.

(6) Once registered in the electoral register with the address of domicile, the elector may submit a request for his registration with the residence address to the Permanent Electoral Authority.

(7) The Romanian citizens with the domicile or residence abroad, as well as the Romanian citizens with the domicile in the country but temporarily being abroad, at their request, shall be registered in the Electoral register with the data corresponding to the last address of domicile or residence.