For the same purpose, Article 12 provides precise regulations for including short-term changes of residency into the voter lists. Article 12 allows the voting list to be altered by license to cover changes made up to 6 p.m. on the day before election. While it is desirable to have the possibility for correction until this time, it is questionable whether the correction ought to be made that late unless the actual change of residence has been completed earlier, e.g. more than 10 days before election (cf. Article 13) or further back in time. However, if the provision is made more restrictive in this regard, a system of absentee balloting may be needed in order to allow persons who moved recently to vote at their prior residence.
