Consequences of the Failure to Exercise Voting Rights (New - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016)

(new - SG 39/16, in force from 26.05.2016, declared anti-constitutional CCD No3 of 2017 - SG 20/17) (1) Any persons who have failed to exercise their voting rights for no valid reasons in two consecutive elections of the same type shall be deleted from the election list for subsequent elections and shall be entered into the list of the deleted persons under conditions and order determined by the Central Election Commission.
(2) The voters may exercise their voting rights in subsequent elections by filing, either personally or though a proxy holding a notarised power of attorney, a written application to the competent authority referred to in Art. 23, Para 1 at their permanent address. The application may be filed also by means of an electronic signature. The application for entry into the election lists shall be filed not later than 30 days before the election date and after the deadline shall apply Art. 33, 39 and 40.
(3) The updating of the election lists shall be made on the basis of the applications and documents filed by the citizens.
(4) Para 1 shall not apply, if the voters proves valid reasons, which prevented him from voting. Valid reasons means absence from the country for the period of the elections of the type, a disease, training/employment duties or other unforeseen circumstances.
(5) The circumstances referred to in Para 4 shall be proved by the voter before the authority referred to in Art. 23, Para 1 with relevant documents.
(6) Para 1 shall not apply to Bulgarian citizens residing outside the country, persons with permanent disabilities, visual impairments or movement difficulties, as well as to the persons above the age of 70 who have not exercised their voting rights.