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Section 98
 

(1) The National Election Office shall keep a register of citizens without suffrage. Adult citizens and minor citizens who have attained the age of seventeen years who


a) are deprived of suffrage because their ability required to take care of their own affairs is reduced,


b) are in an institution under compulsory psychiatric treatment ordered in a criminal proceeding,


c) are excluded from participating in public affairs,


d) are serving a term of imprisonment.


(1a) The register of citizens without suffrage shall contain the data set out in Annex 2/A of persons referred to in paragraph (1).


(2) For registration in the register of citizens without suffrage and for deletion from that register,


a) as for paragraph (1) a), the organ keeping the register of persons under custodianship shall automatically transfer the data recorded in the register of persons under custodianship as provided for by the law,


b) as for paragraph (1) b) to d), the organ maintaining criminal records shall automatically transfer the data recorded in the criminal records system as provided for by the law to the National Election Office.


(3) With a view to updating the register with the changes in data, the National Election Office shall provide for the maintenance of the register of citizens without suffrage by regularly taking over data from the register of personal data and address with regard to the identification data and address data of citizens falling within the scope of the register of personal data and address.


(4) If a citizen regains his eligibility to vote, his data shall be deleted from the register of citizens without suffrage. The data of citizens deleted from the register of citizens without suffrage shall be preserved for six months after deletion.