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Article 28
 

(1) During the period of access every citizen can, upon providing his name and address, object in written form or orally against the electoral list at the office named for recording of objections (§ 25 al. 2). The person objecting can request the adding of a person having the right to vote to the electoral list or the deletion of a person not having the right to vote from the electoral list.

(2) The objections must reach the office, where they shall be submitted, before the end of the period of access.

(3) In case the objection is submitted in written form each case shall require a separate objection. If the objection demands the adding of a person having the right to vote to the electoral list, the documents necessary to substantiate the objection, in particular a voter’s data form (specimen Schedule 1 of the Voters’ Records Act 1973) filled out by the person presumed to have the right to vote, shall be attached, except of a citizen living abroad. If the objection requests the deletion of a person not entitled to vote the reason shall be indicated. All objections, even faulty ones, shall be accepted and forwarded by the offices in charge. In case an objection is signed by several persons the one having signed first is considered to be authorised recipient.

(4) Anyone who maliciously raises objections commits an administrative offence and is subject to a maximum fine of up-to 218 Euros and, in case it cannot be collected, to a maximum subsidiary term of imprisonment of two weeks.