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

Organic Law on National and Local-level Government Elections enacted 1997, last amended 2006

19. RETURNING OFFICERS.

(1) The Electoral Commission shall, by notice in the National Gazette, appoint a Returning Officer for each electorate, who shall be charged with the duty of giving effect to this Law within or for his electorate, subject to any directions of the Electoral Commission.

 (3) A Returning Officer may, following consultations with the Electoral Commission, seek the assistance of such persons, both individuals and group of individuals including a committee, to plan for the preparation or updating of Rolls and the conduct of elections provided that the functions performed, or the powers exercised, by a Returning Officer under or in accordance with this Law remain the functions and powers of the Electoral Commission

48A. EXISTING ROLLS.

(1) A Returning Officer shall be responsible for the revision and compilation of an existing Roll.

(2) A Returning Officer may revise or compile a ward Roll at such times as he considers necessary.

(3) A Returning Officer may obtain the assistance of any person as he considers necessary to revise an existing Roll.

(4) A Returning Officer shall follow such directions as are given by the Electoral Commission in the revision of an existing Roll.

(5) Where an elector is enrolled in respect of an address in an electorate for which he is entitled to be enrolled, he shall not be required to sign and send in any further claim for enrolment in connection with the compilation or revision of an existing Roll.

IFES: Elections in Papua New Guinea: 2017 National Elections

“The 2017 electoral roll is the result of an extensive process of updating and cleansing the voter registry following the 2012 national election and 2013 local-level government (LLG) election. The latest lists are based on the 2012 national election and 2013 LLG election voter rolls. This voter roll was then analyzed by the Papua New Guinea Electoral Commission (PNGEC) to identify and eliminate duplicates, underage voters, “ghost voters” and other anomalies. The update was completed in March 2016 and this list became the basis for the 2017 preliminary electoral roll. From late February to April 20, 2017, the PNGEC displayed the preliminary roll in 22 provinces on a rolling basis to address corrections and cases of misplaced voters or wards.”