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Article 41
 

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 (Change: 17/5/1979 - 2234/1 art.)


 In electoral roll, information on name, surname, mother’s and father’s name, place and date of birth, define one single voter. 


 In such case, Supreme Election Council  Directorate General of Electoral Roll leaves the information of which voter number is bigger on the registry and takes the other in duplicate list.


Information is kept in duplicate list for two years.


On the voter list for public review, information about voters is as below;


a)  Name, surname same, but information on father or mother’s name, place of birth, date of birth are different. 


b)  One or two letters in name and surname and one of data defined in clause (a) are different,


c)  Name and surname same, one name is more in the other and one of data defined in clause (a) are different 


d)  Address is different and one or more of data defined in clause (a) are different.


e)  Furthermore, in cases determined by Supreme Election board, upon any request or ex officio, president of District Election Board gives decision whether the information is about one or more than one voters. The decision is sent to Supreme Election Council Directorate General of Electoral Roll for registration.