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Article 16
 

(I) A citizen may, throughout the year, request to inspect the excerpts of the Voters ' List in the offices of the District Ministries of Justice.

(2) If during the inspection, the citizen sees that either he or another citizen has not been registered in the Voters ' List, or determines that data should be entered, added or deleted, he shall have the right to submit a request to enter, add or delete data to the District Ministry of Justice. Adequate documentation shall be submitted along with the request.

(3) The Ministry of Justice shall check the accuracy of the data and documents enclosed by the citizen, no later than three days from the day of receiving the request. If it is determined that the request is well founded, they shall enter, add or delete data in the Voters' List or, on the contrary, they shall bring a decision to reject the request.

(4) The citizen has the right to file a complaint against the decision referred to in paragraph (3) of this Article within 3 days following the day of receipt of the decision to the State Election Commission.

(5) The State Election Commission shall decide upon the complaint, referred to in paragraph (4) of this Article, within 3 days following the day of receipt of the complaint.

(6) Within 3 days following the day of receipt of the decision, the citizen may file an appeal against the decision of the State Election Commission to initiate an administrative dispute before the Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia.

(7) The Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia shall decide upon the appeal, referred to in paragraph (6) of this Article, within 3 days following the day of receipt of the appeal.

(8) The final decision reached on the appeal by the Supreme Court of the Republic of Macedonia, shall be considered as the basis to enter, change and delete data in the Voters' List.

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