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Article 15
 

Familiarization with the voter lists; Voting address
(amended as of 23/04/2015)

1. PEC must post the voter list for the public scrutiny for voters residing within the territory of the appropriate electoral precinct, 45 days prior to the election day.


2. PEC shall send a notification to a voter about his/her inclusion into the voter list no later than 40 days prior to the election day.


3. In case of non-inclusion in the voter list or in case of any mistake and inaccuracy, every voter no later than 15 calendar days prior to the election day shall be entitled to submit written application to the appropriate PEC and enclose copies of relevant documents. Such an application shall be immediately sent by PEC to the State Registry Service for consideration.
The response for the voter’s application is sent by the State Registry Service to the voter within 2 calendar days after inclusion onto the voter list or correction of a mistake and inaccuracies.
In case of lack of voter’s biometric data, the voter is referred to the State Registry Service for biometric registration.


4. Every voter, after familiarization with the voter list but no later than 15 calendar days prior to the election day, shall be entitled to declare his/her desire to vote according to a voting address, by submitting a standard application to a corresponding PEC with a copy of the citizen’s passport (ID card) attached. Persons residing or staying abroad shall submit the regular passport of KR citizen.
This application is immediately transferred to the State Registry Service, that must include the voter into the voter list of the precinct according to the voting address and inform the voter about the inclusion within 2 days after inclusion.


5. The State Registry Service no later than 15 days prior to the election day shall stop accepting applications from the voters on their non-inclusion into the voter lists, about mistakes and inaccuracies in the voter lists, and on changing the voting address.
The CEC shall immediately print out and submit numbered, bound, and sealed by the CEC voter lists (hereinafter paper voter lists) to the appropriate PECs no later than 3 days prior to the election day.


6. Only citizens included in the voter list shall have the right to vote on election day.


7. The CEC in coordination with the State Registry Service approves Rules of Procedures for the CEC and the State Registry Service with regards to compilation and transfer the voter lists, familiarization with the voter lists, handling the applications from the voters on their non-inclusion into the voter lists, about mistakes and inaccuracies in the voter lists, and on changing the voting address, on identification of voters on election day, as well as other issues.