The deadline for requests for changing polling districts (absentee voting) established by Section 250(2) has been changed from four days to nine days before the voting (Section 41 of the Act). According to the National Election Office, the amendment aims to facilitate timely and effective handling of such requests, in light of the typically large number of absentee voters, while the Ministry of Justice noted its aim was to reduce the queues formed by absentee voters. Civil society actors claim the amendment is a political measure aimed to suppress the vote of certain groups of absentee voters, i.e. university students. Any procedural changes that impact the exercise of voting rights, such as shortened deadlines to apply for alternative voting arrangements should be considered carefully to ensure they are administratively needed. Other administrative measures to ensure timely processing of absentee voters could be considered in lieu of limiting existing alternative voting measures.