The Law imposes a number of obligations on Register maintenance bodies and other Register bodies with fundamental importance for the electorate, most obviously the obligation to register new voters and amend entries for existing voters. It is essential that these processes are subject to clear deadlines, notwithstanding the fact that in some cases the maintenance body will need to make certain inquiries before adding, removing or amending an entry on the Register. It is understood that the Law on Citizens’ Appeals, which regulates the procedure for citizens addressing the state administration, contains all deadlines relevant in this case, including the procedures for voter appeals to the Register bodies as well as all necessary deadlines. The inclusion of deadlines ensures that voters know the timescales in which they can expect such steps to be taken and that they have a clearly identifiable basis for appealing inaction on the part of the maintenance body (see Article 33.3(2)). It is strongly recommended that for the sake of clarity for both for citizens and administrators, the Law on the State Register of Voters refers to these deadlines as well.
