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Paragraph 77
 

Even with such restrictions, however, it is essential for democratic elections that voters, at the very least, are allowed to verify their own records on the voter register and to request corrections, inclusions and/or deletions of their data, if necessary. Positively, there are special awareness campaigns prior to elections to encourage voters to verify their data in some countries, such as, for instance, in Andorra. Furthermore, it is of utmost important that complaints regarding the voter registers can be submitted to the responsible public authorities and/or be appealed to courts. Even though the details of the procedures and the time limits vary considerably, complaints can be lodged in all CoE member states. In general, voters were given wide opportunities to verify and request corrections of their own data and, in a number of cases, query the data of other voters. In the Ireland (with a system of active voter registration), citizens can check online if they are registered to vote.