§ 1.  The decision whether or not to add to the register a person referred to in Article 19 shall be taken by the mayor or town/city mayor within 5 days following delivery of the application and shall ensure its delivery to the applicant.

§ 2. The mayor prior to issuance of the decision referred to in § 1 shall be obliged to check whether the person requesting the application for registration meets the conditions of permanent residence within the municipality.

§ 3. Entry of a voter in the register of voters must be immediately notified to the municipality of the last permanent residence of the voter in order to ensure the voter’s deletion from the previous register of voters.

§ 4. Voters have the right to appeal the decision on refusal to enter him or her on the register of voters to the competent local court. The complaint is lodged through the intermediary of the mayor of the municipality, within 3 days of receipt of the decision. The mayor immediately transfers the complaint to the court along with the decision and the case file. The mayor may also immediately change or reverse the decision, if he or she considers the complaint justified in its entirety.

§ 5. The court reviews the complaint referred to in § 4, in non-litigious proceedings, within 3 days of its receipt. A copy of the order shall be served on the person who filed the complaint, and the mayor. The court order is not subject to further appeal.