How is the national electoral register created?
Serbia
Law on the Unified Electoral Roll
Article 1
(1)The unified electoral roll (hereinafter referred to as: the electoral roll) is a public unified register of all citizens of the Republic of Serbia having the right to vote.
(2)The electoral roll shall be permanently and regularly updated.
(3) Registration on the electoral roll is a precondition for the exercise of the right to vote.
(4) A voter may be registered in the electoral roll only once.
(5)The electoral roll shall be maintained ex officio.
Article 2
(1) The electoral roll shall be maintained by the ministry competent for public administration.
(2) Maintenance of the electoral roll by the ministry competent for public administration shall include: analysis of the data contained in the electoral roll and taking of measures to ensure their mutual harmonization and accuracy, entry of changes in the electoral roll (entry, deletion, addition, modification or corrections) after the electoral roll closure, and performance of other tasks pursuant to this Law.
According to Article 17,
(1) The ministry competent for public administration shall close the electoral roll 15 days prior to the election date with a decision and shall in its decision determine the total number of voters in the Republic of Serbia, in each local self-government unit, and at each polling place.
(2) The decision on the electoral roll closure shall be forwarded to the Republic Electoral Commission no later than 24 hours from its adoption.
“Voter registration is passive. The Unified Voter Register (UVR) is maintained by the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government (MPA) and updated continuously based on municipalities’ records, inputs provided by state institutions, and voters’ requests.”
