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Does the country provide individual online voter registration/polling assignment checks?

Portugal

Portugal

Answer
  • Yes, confirmation of registration using online interface
  • Yes, confirmation of registration using mobile phone
Source

Portugal, National Elections Commission, FAQs section, accessed 11 September 2019

“Como posso saber onde estou recenseado?

Pode obter essa informação, mesmo no dia da eleição:

- Na Internet em www.recenseamento.mai.gov.pt;

- Através de SMS (gratuito) para 3838, com a mensagem “RE (espaço) número de CC/BI (espaço) data de nascimento=aaaammdd”. Ex: "RE 7424071 19820803";

- Na junta de freguesia do seu local de residência.”

Comment

The inscription to the national voter register is done automatically for all Portuguese citizens resident in the country and above the age of 17. Voters can check their registration status online in the website of the Ministry of Interior. Voters can also check where where they are enrolled by SMS. 

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