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Article 23
 

Revision of the Voters' Register

(1) Once the public display period has begun, the inclusion or deletion of persons as well as other amendments to the voters' register shall only be permissible on the grounds of an objection filed in time. Article 16 (2) to (5) and (10), Article 18 (5), sentence 6 and Article 18 (6), sentence 4, as well as Article 30 shall remain unaffected.

(2) If the voters' register is evidently incorrect or incomplete, the local authority of the commune may also rectify the fault ex officio. This shall not apply to faults which are the subject of objection proceedings. Article 22 (3) to (5) shall apply as appropriate. The dead-line stipulated for service of the decision (Article 22 (4), sentence 1) and for decision on the appeal (Article 22 (5), sentence 4) shall only apply if the faults which the local authority may rectify ex officio become evident prior to the twelfth day before the election.

(3) All amendments made after the beginning of the public display period shall be ex-plained in the "Notes" column, showing the date of amendment and bearing the signature of the executive official; in an automated process, the signature shall be replaced by a reference to the responsible official.

(4) After closure of the voters' register, no further amendments may be effected except those provided for in Paragraph 2 in Article 53 (2).