In spring 2005, the Government proposed amendments to the Law on Residential Registration that would have authorised the competent State administration bodies to delete individuals from the register of permanent residents if they establish that a registered permanent resident does not actually reside at the registered address.[41] According to information provided by the OSCE Mission to Croatia, the Government ultimately limited its proposal so that the authorities would delete voters from voter lists only if the individuals had: (1) submitted false information; (2) permanent residence in another country; or (3) permanently moved out of the Republic of Croatia. Deletion would not have occurred, however, for citizens who retained the status of refugees/returnees/displaced persons.
