(1) If the elections for the National Assembly are held prior to the establishment of the Special Records of Voters Abroad, the Ministry responsible for foreign affairs shall immediately after the elections are called notify by a public announcement the voters having residence abroad that the elections have been called and ask them to submit to diplomatic missions and consular offices of the State Union Serbia and Montenegro the data necessary for updating the electoral roll.

(2) The Ministry in charge of foreign affairs shall forward the received data to the Republic Electoral Commission not later than 15 days before the scheduled day of the elections. Based on the data received, the Republic Electoral Commission shall create and officially stamp special excerpts from the electoral roll for each polling station abroad, and submit them to the Ministry in charge of foreign affairs, which shall then forward them, along with other election materials, to all polling stations abroad where voting is to take place.