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Article 37
 

(1) Removal of voters domiciled in Romania from the Electoral Register in case of death shall be done ex officio, based on the official documents or communications, or upon the concerned person’s request, based on the death certificate, only by authorised persons.


(2) Ex officio removal of deceased voters domiciled in Romania shall be done by the persons authorised to do so in the administrative-territorial unit within whose territorial jurisdiction the death certificate was drawn up, including for voters that are not domiciled in the respective administrative-territorial unit, within 48 hours from the issuance of the death certificate.


(3) Ex officio removal of deceased voters domiciled in Romania can also be done based on the communication by the Permanent Electoral Authority done through the Electoral Register.


(4) Any person concerned can request the mayor of the administrative-territorial unit within whose territorial jurisdiction the deceased voter domiciled in Romania had his/her last domicile his/her removal from the Electoral Register, based on a written, dated and signed request, accompanied by a copy of the death certificate, filed personally or through mail. The removal shall be done within five working days from the registration of the request, at the most.


(5) Any person concerned can address the mayor a written, dated and signed referral, concerning the situations in which a deceased voter, having his/her last domicile in the respective administrative-territorial unit, appears on the permanent electoral lists. The referral shall include the last name, first name and personal identification number of the deceased or other relevant data concerning the identity of the deceased.


(6) In the case referred to in paragraph (5), the mayor, through its specialised apparatus, is bound to verify the information existing in the civil status registry, as well as in the other records kept. Removal shall be done, where appropriate, within ten working days, at the most, from the date the referral is registered.


(7) Removal of a voter domiciled abroad from the Electoral Register, in case of his/her death shall be done, ex officio, based on the official documents or communications or upon request by the person concerned, based on a copy of the death certificate, by authorised persons or by the Permanent Electoral Authority, where appropriate. The provisions of paragraphs (2) to (6) shall apply accordingly.