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Article 47
 

(1st Article of Law 2234, amended on 17 May 1979.) The Supreme Board of Elections Voter Registers General Directorate delivers the Voter Registers and a copy of the list obtained from the Voter Registers to the Chairman of the Supreme Board of Elections at the end of every year.


Copies of Voter Registers are retained in the Voter Registers General Directorate.


The rules for keeping and examining the Voter Registers delivered to the Chairman of the Supreme Board of Elections are determined and published by the Supreme Board of Elections.


(Annex: 1st Article of Law 4609, on 29 November 2000) In case voter registers are requested by the head offices of political parties those are eligible to run for the election or by authorised heads of provincial or district organisations, a copy is delivered in computer medium or in the form of a list, in exchange of a signature of acknowledgement provided that such request is not going to take place for more than twice within an election period, that the expenses determined by the Supreme Board of Elections deposited in the related fiscal authority and the receipt is presented. The method and rules of using the information in the Voter Registers General Directorate by other government agencies is determined by law.