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Article 5
 

(1) Within five days, at the most, from the expiry of the deadline set out in Article 4 (4), diplomatic missions and consular offices, through the persons authorised according to the law, shall ensure the verification of the data provided by the voters domiciled or residing abroad, according to Article 4 (1), as well as their registration in the Electoral Register with their option for postal voting.


(2) The verification of the data provided by the voters in compliance with Article 4 shall be carried out by comparison with the data already existing in the Electoral Register.


(3) After the expiry of the deadline set out in paragraph (1), voters shall have the right to verify online their registration in the Electoral Register with the option for postal voting.


(4) The provisions concerning the Electoral Register in Law no. 208/2015 shall apply accordingly.


(5) Registration in the Electoral Register with the option for postal voting shall be valid only for the ballot for which the registration has been requested.


(6) If the data provided according to Article 4 (1) are inaccurate or incomplete, the voter in question shall not be registered in the Electoral Register with the option for postal voting.