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Article 32
 

Procedure for Compiling Lists of Voters for the Conduct of the Vote for Ordinary Election Precincts

1. Bodies specified under part three of article 31 of this Law shall no later than thirty-five days prior to the day of elections submit, the lists of voters for ordinary election precincts, executed in two copies, to the respective territorial election commission, signed by the head of the respective village, settlement or city council or head of the district council within a city, or by a person who according to law executes powers on their behalf. The aforementioned official shall be responsible for the timely submission of the lists of voters to the territorial election commissions, as well as for their authenticity. The signature of the aforementioned official shall be certified with the seal of the respective body.

2. Military servicemen, members of their families and other voters, who reside within dislocations of military units (formations) and who will vote in ordinary election precincts located outside the dislocations of the military units (formations), shall be included in the lists of voters of respective election precinct on the basis of information submitted by the commanders of military units (formations) to the bodies compiling the lists of voters according to part three of article 31 of this Law, no later than forty days prior to the day of elections. The mentioned information shall be submitted in one copy signed by the commander of the military unit (formation) and shall be certified with the seal of the military unit (formation). The commander of the military unit (formation) shall ensure the timely submission of the mentioned information to the respective bodies, as well as their authenticity.

3. The list of voters shall contain the first name, name and patronymic, year of birth (for persons who currently are or on the day of elections will be eighteen years of age - also date and month of birth), and the address of the voter's place of residence. If information on the date and month of birth is missing for any citizen, he/she shall be considered born on January 1 of the respective year. The list of voters shall contain respective space for the signatures of the voters confirming the receipt of the election ballot on the day of elections, and for the signatures of the member of polling station election commission who issued the election ballot. Voters shall be included in the list of voters in a way that facilitates a swift conduct of the vote.

4. If the territorial election commission has not received the list of voters for the ordinary election precinct within the term envisaged by part one of this article, it shall appeal to the local court on the inactivity of the head of the respective village, settlement or city council, or head of the district council within a city, or of the person who according to law executes powers on their behalf, in accordance with the procedure envisaged by this Law.

5. The territorial election commission shall no later than thirty-one days prior to the day of elections deliver the lists of voters (in one copy) to the respective polling station election commission of ordinary election precinct. The territorial election commission shall keep the second copy. At least three members of the polling station election commission, one of which shall be the chairperson of the commission or, if impossible, the deputy chair or the secretary of the commission, shall receive the list of voters on behalf of the commission. The fact of delivery of the lists of voters to the polling station election commission shall be formalized by an act completed pursuant to the form established by the Central Election Commission.