(1) In election years the local council shall prepare an electoral register of the voters of the municipality. The register shall be prepared for each polling district in the municipality.

(2) The electoral register shall include the voters who have settled in the municipality not later than on the Monday 15 days prior to election day and who not later than on this date have notified the municipality where they have taken up their new residence of the change of address, but see subsections (4) and (5).

(3) Voters who not later than on the Monday 15 days prior to election day have relocated within the municipality and who not later than on this date have reported their relocation to the municipality shall be included in the electoral register under their new address. Voters relocating within the municipality later than on the Monday 15 days prior to election day, or who have reported their relocation to the municipality after this date shall remain included in the electoral register under their former address.

(4) Voters who not later than on the Tuesday seven days prior to election day have relocated to another municipality and who not later than on this date have reported their relocation to the new municipality shall be included in the electoral register under their new address. Voters relocating to another municipality later than on the Tuesday seven days prior to election day or who have reported their relocation to the new municipality after this date shall remain included in the electoral register under their former address.

(5) Voters who have relocated to the municipality from abroad later than on the Monday 15 days prior to election day shall be included in the electoral register if they have relocated to the municipality not later than on the Tuesday seven days prior to election day and reported their relocation to the new municipality not later than on that day.

(6) The Minister for the Interior and Health lays down detailed rules for entry in the register of persons holding a franchise under section 1(1)(ii) without being registered as a resident in the Civil Registration System (CPR) or under section 1(2) and on their notification of taking up residence in another municipality and moving abroad.