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Article 18
 

§ 1 The permanent register of voters includes persons who have the right to vote and who have their permanent domicile in the territory of the council.


§ 2 The register of voters is a collection of personal data from the census referred to in § 7 The collection also takes into account the data on voters referred to in § 9 and art. 19 § 2 and 3


§ 3 A person may only be entered in one register of voters.


§ 4 Electoral register is used to draw up lists of voters entitled to participate in the elections, and to draw up lists of persons entitled to vote in the referendum.


§ 5 The register of voters confirms the right to vote and right to be elected.


§ 6 The register of voters is divided into Part A and Part B.


§ 7 Part A of the register of voters includes Polish citizens. This part of the voter register shall include: the name and the name (s), father's name, birth date, Social Security identification number (PESEL) and address of the voter.


§ 8 Voters who are Polish citizens, with permanent residence in the area of the municipality shall be automatically entered into the register of voters.


§ 9 Part B covers the electoral register of European Union citizens who are not Polish citizens, permanently residing in the territory of the municipality and entitled to exercise voting rights in the Polish Republic. This part of the electoral register lists the name and the name (s), father's name, date of birth, nationality of the relevant Member State of the European Union, passport or other identity document number and address of the voter.


§ 10 The voter referred to in § 9, may request in writing to be struck off the register of voters.


§ 11 The register of voters is maintained by the municipality as a delegated task.


§ 12 The register of voters is available for perusal, upon written request, at the office of the municipality.


§ 13 The council of the municipality shall periodically inform the competent electoral authorities of the number of voters in the register.