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Article 24
 

General Procedure for Entering Citizens on the Voter list of the Republic of Lithuania



1. All citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have the right to vote shall be entered on the National Voter List according to the data of issuance of the document (passport or identity card) confirming the citizenship and according to the Residents' Register. Voter lists compiled according to these data shall be preliminary.



2. Compiling, checking and keeping of voter lists shall be organised by the CEC on the basis of the information from by state and municipal institutions and agencies as well as election Commissions.



3. The following people shall be removed from the National Voter List:


1) a deceased citizen of the Republic of Lithuania;


2) a person who has lost the citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania; and


3) a citizen who has been declared legally incapable by the court.



4. Preliminary voter lists with changes done therein and acknowledged in the procedure established by the CEC shall be, not later than 7 days prior to an election, approved as final voter lists. Changes in final voter lists may be made only subject to the consent of the CEC. After the election the electronic National Voter List shall be stored and used pursuant to the time limits and the procedure laid down by the CEC.