Thus, district electoral board chairpersons become entitled to reject a request for changing the registration address from one constituency to another during the period of public scrutiny, if they consider that the request to change the registration is “suspicious”. Such a conclusion can be reached by the chairperson ex officio or upon a complaint. The law does not detail what criteria shall be applied towards such applications and what a “suspicious application” may encompass, which might lead to arbitrary or inconsistent decisions. The Turkish authorities provided the information that the procedure applied, for a long time, in accepting the request for change of address is to accept such requests where the requester submits the document in respect of the change of address and other relevant documents demonstrating that he/she resides in the new address, such as electric bill. The Venice Commission and ODIHR however recommend amending the law to make it more precise, or providing for such rule in secondary legislation. A rejected request to change the address will not freeze the voter’s record, as was previously the case, but the voters will retain their previous constituency of registration, which is a positive feature.