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Article 8
 

1. CEC shall maintain the Voters List and shall ensure that the same is based on the correct,
updated and most recent data from the Central Civil Registry with dead persons and persons
who have renounced their citizenship being systematically removed from the list. This list shall
contain the following:


1.1. the most recent available extract from the Central Civil Registry of all eligible voters
who are registered as citizens of Kosovo pursuant to the law on Citizenship; and.



1.2. all citizens with the right to vote outside of Kosovo, who have successfully applied
and registered for voting in a diplomatic representation or through mail, as voters
outside of Kosovo.


 


2. The Voters List mentioned in paragraph 1 of this Article shall contain the personal information
provided for each voter such as: name, surname, date of birth, address and Voting Centre
where he/she is assigned to vote.


 


3. In order to clarify the Voters List and confirm the right to vote, CEC shall be guaranteed
access to the database and registers of competent institutions, including but not limited to the
registries of: Kosovo Agency of Statistics, Kosovo Cadastral Agency, Civil Registration Agency
and Pension Administration.



4. The Voters List shall be accessible as set out by CEC rules.



5. The Voters List shall be public even in non-election years, whereby voters will have the
opportunity to be informed regarding voting centres and request the change of voting centres.
The Civil Registration Agency shall be obliged to provide the Central Civil Registry extract to
CEC at least twice a year.



6. All activities and documents of the state bodies, and all submissions and evidence related to
registering citizens in the Voters List shall be exempted from payment of fees and taxes.


 


7. The personal data of the citizens on the Voters List shall be written in the languages and
alphabets in which the original records are kept and in accordance with the Law on the Use of
Languages in Kosovo.



8. The competent court shall submit data to the CEC on persons who have been deprived of
their legal capacity with a final court decision. Such data shall be delivered as required by the
CEC.



9. The Central Civil Registry shall supply the CEC with all relevant information that the CEC
requires to maintain the Voters List in accordance with deadlines established by the CEC.
10. CEC shall provide the Municipal Election Commissions (MECs) with an electronic and/or
hardcopy of the entire preliminary Voters List for their municipality.



11. The utilization and use of personal data of the citizens of the Republic of Kosovo by CEC
or its competent bodies shall be carried out only for the purposes of the election process and in
line with the instructions of the agency responsible for information and privacy, as well as in line
with the legislation in force for the protection of personal data.