Competencies of the bodies for submitting data to be recorded in the Voter Register

(1) The Ministry of Interior shall submit data to the State Election Commission on citizens who:

-        have turned 18 years of age by Election Day and possess a valid ID card or travel document;

-        have turned 18 years of age and have died;

-        have turned 18 years of age and have moved to or out of a given municipality, or have changed their address within the municipality;

-        have turned 18 years of age and have changed their first or last name;

-        have turned 18 years of age and have acquired or lost citizenship of the Republic of Macedonia;

-        have turned 18 years of age and are temporarily employed or residing abroad.

(2) The Basic Courts shall submit to the State Election Commission data on persons whose capacity to contract has been revoked with a final court decision and data on persons who have been placed under pre-trial house arrest.

(3) The data referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this article shall be submitted four times a year, from February 1 to February 10, from May 1 to May 10, from September 1 to September 10 and from December 1 to December 10. In cases when elections or a referendum are announced, the data shall be submitted on the day after the day of the announcement of the elections or referendum, on a magnetic medium and shall mandatorily contain the unique personal identification number of the citizen (EMBG).

(4) Pursuant to paragraph (3) of this article, the Ministry of Interior shall also submit to the State Election Commission reports on the newly issued biometric personal IDs and travel documents four times a year, including the grounds for the issuance of the IDs and travel documents, systematized by name and surname and by municipalities.