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Article 20
 

§ 1-4 shall read as follows:


“§ 1. The decision on inclusion or refusal to include in the permanent electoral precinct shall be issued by the mayor within 5 days from the date of filing the application referred to in Article 19 § 3 and Article 19a § 1, or within 5 days from the date of clarification of discrepancies in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article 19a § 9.


§ 2. Prior to issuing the decision referred to in § 1, the mayor is obliged to verify that the person applying for inclusion in the permanent electoral precinct meets the conditions for permanent residence at the address indicated in the application.


§ 3. A positive decision shall result in the inclusion of the voter in the permanent electoral precinct. The decision refusing inclusion in the permanent electoral precinct, together with the justification, shall be delivered immediately to the applicant.


§ 4. A decision refusing inclusion in a permanent electoral precinct may be appealed to the locally competent district court.


The appeal shall be filed through the mayor within 3 days from the date of delivery of the decision. The mayor shall immediately forward the appeal to the court together with the decision and the case file. The mayor may also immediately amend or revoke his decision if he finds the appeal wholly justified.”;