Responsibility of the Population Registry Authority

(1) The Population Registry Authority shall, on its own initiative and in an appropriate manner, without being restricted by the legal duty of secrecy, make available to the election authorities

a) a preliminary electoral register based on the voting eligibility terms as of 2 January in the year of the election, for use in preparing the elections, and

b) information on who will be entered in the municipality's electoral register as of 30 June.

(2) The Population Registry Authority shall transfer updates to the preliminary electoral register and updates to the electoral register as of 30 June to the Ministry.