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Articles 39 and 40 allow voters removed from electoral rolls to be re-registered until and on election day. The 2014 Joint Opinion first reiterated a long-standing recommendation to abolish the “removed persons list”, which has been regularly criticised by election observation missions. Although ‘removal’ from the “removed” list may result in addition to the voter list, the maintenance of two separate lists does not appear to provide any additional safeguard against
multiple voting or to contribute to the accuracy of voter lists. The 2014 Joint Opinion also recommended introducing reasonable deadlines for changes to voter lists before election day and judicial oversight for registration on election day. Decisions on election day registration should moreover not be taken by the precinct (section) election commission. Despite these reiterated recommendations, Articles 39 and 40 remain unchanged.