(1) Every citizen of the European Union may file an objection in writing or orally, indicating his/her name and address, concerning registrations in the European electoral records. In this connection, he/she shall demand that a person entitled to vote shall be registered in the European electoral records, or that a person not entitled to vote shall be deleted from these records. In this connection, he/she shall demand that a person entitled to vote be registered in the European electoral records, or that a person not entitled to vote shall be deleted from the records.
(2) The objection shall be filed with the municipality where a correction in the European electoral records is demanded.
(3) Objections, when made in writing, shall be submitted separately for each individual case. If the purpose of the objection is to register a person entitled to vote, the objecting party shall attach all pertinent documents necessary to explain the reasons therefor. If the person presumed to be entitled to vote is an Austrian citizen with principal domicile in Austria, a European Voter’s Index Sheet signed by that person shall be attached thereto. If the purpose of the objection is to delete a person not entitled to vote, the reason thereof shall be indicated. All objections, including those with incomplete corroborating documents, shall be received by the competent body. If an objection is signed by several persons lodging the objection, the first undersigned shall be deemed to be the person authorised to receive service of documents, if no party is mentioned explicitly as being the person authorised to receive service of documents.
(4) Persons filing objections wantonly shall be deemed to commit an administrative offence, and the municipal administrative authority shall impose upon them a money fine of ATS 3,000, as a maximum, or imprisonment for two weeks, as a maximum, as a substitute punishment.
