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Section 16
 

(1) Voters comprised by section 2 who in connection with staying abroad are registered in the Civil Registration System (CPR) as emigrated, shall be included, upon request, in the electoral register in the municipality of their most recent registered residence in Denmark according to the residence register of the Civil Registration System (CPR). The request must be submitted to the local council on a form which has been approved by the Minister for the Interior and Health.


(2) Voters who have stayed abroad for more than four years can only be included in the electoral register provided the Election Board considers the conditions of section 2 fulfilled in each individual case. If there is any doubt, whatsoever, as to whether a voter is comprised by section 2, the voter can be included in the electoral register provided only that the Election Board considers the conditions of section 2 fulfilled in each individual case.


(3) Decisions regarding the inclusion in electoral registers of voters comprised by section 2(1) or (2), or section 2(4), see subsections (1) or (2) are valid for two years from the day of decision. If, prior to the expiry of the term specified in the first sentence, the voter submits a request for renewed inclusion in the electoral register, the term is extended until a decision has been made. A decision regarding the inclusion in the electoral register of a voter comprised by section 2(3) is valid for two years calculated from the day of emigration. A decision regarding the inclusion inthe electoral register of a voter comprised by section 2(4), see subsection (3) is valid for two years calculated from the day of emigration for the person comprised by section 2(3) to whom the voter is related as specified in section 2(4).


(4) The Minister for the Interior and Health shall lay down detailed rules for inclusion in the
electoral register of voters comprised by section 2.