Paragraph 30

 

According to Article 18.2, voters have the right to use the information in the State Register, so far as their own data are concerned, only upon a written application to the appropriate authority. The word ‘use’ lacks clarity. Presumably the voter has the right to familiarise him/herself with the data held in relation to him/her, not least so that he/she can check its accuracy and request any changes. If something different is implied by the word ‘use’, the Law should indicate what it is. The Law should also confirm that a voter may make such a request at any time in the election cycle and that he/she should be entitled to check his/her data as it appears in all three relevant registers (the relevant Local and Regional Registers, as well as the Central Register).