If electoral register is created by the EMB, which method is used?

Myanmar

Myanmar

Answer
A continuous register (voter data is continuously collected and updated between electoral events)
Source

Myanmar Constitution

 

Duties of the Union ElectionCommission

399. The duties of the Union ElectionCommission are as follows :

(a)  holding Hluttaw elections;

(b)  supervising Hluttaw elections;forming different levels of sub-commissions and supervising thereof;

(c)  designating and amending theconstituencies;

(d)  compiling lists of voters andamending thereof;

(e)  postponing elections of the constituencieswhere free and fair election cannot be held due to natural disaster or due tolocal security situation;

Source:http://www.wipo.int/edocs/lexdocs/laws/en/mm/mm009en.pdf

 

PyithuHuluttaw Election Law

Chapter VI Preparation of Voting Roll

The Township Sub-commissions and Ward or Village-tract Sub- commissionsshall prepare, as prescribed, the voting rolls for those who are eligible tovote in the election of Hluttaw representatives in various constituencies.

(a) The Ward or Village-tract Sub-commission shall include in therelevant voting roll every citizen, associate citizen, naturalized citizen andholder of temporary certificate who do not contravene the provisions of thisLaw and are residents in a constituency and have completed the age of 18 yearson the day of commencement of election.

(b) The Ward or Village-tract Sub-commission shall, as prescribed,include in the relevant voting roll the Defence Services personnel, thediplomats of the Union of Myanmar and members of their households, diplomaticstaff and members of their households, State scholars and members of theirhouseholds, delegates and members of their households who are outside thecountry and persons who are outside the country with the permission of theUnion government and members of their households. 

Comment
Previous voter lists were prepared for 2010 elections. For 2015 elections, the EMB is conducting a complete update of the electoral roll and also digitizing its content. 
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