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Article 15
 
1. Each person has the right to submit a motion to a head of the commune or mayor (president of a town) on inaccuracies in the register of voters, in particular concerning:
1) the omission of an elector from the register;
2) the inclusion, in the register, of a person not possessing electoral rights;
3) incorrect details about persons included in the register;
4) the inclusion of a person who does not permanently reside on the territory of a commune.
2. The complaint shall be submitted orally or in writing to a protocol.
3. The head of a commune, mayor (president of a town) shall be obliged to examine the complaint within 3 days following its delivery and to issue a decision.
4. The decision, together with its justification, shall be immediately delivered to the applicant, and if it concerns others – then also to such persons.
5. A decision rejecting a complaint or one that results in deletion from the electoral register may be appealed to the relevant regional court. The appeal shall be delivered via the head of a commune, mayor (president of the town) within 3 days following the receipt of the decision. The head of the commune, mayor (president of the town) shall immediately submit the appeal to the court along with the decision and files of the case. The head of the commune, mayor (president of the town), when approving the claim, may immediately change or quash the earlier decision if the appeal is justified. The provisions of Article 13, paragraphs 3 and 4, shall apply respectively.