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

Mozambique

Mozambique

Answer
A periodic register (old data is discarded and new voter register is created for each electoral event)
Source

Law nr. 5/2013, of the 22nd February

Article 7

1. Voter registration is valid for each electoral cycle.

2. Voter registration is updated in the years when elections are held.

3. Whenever the holding of extraordinary elections is justified, the validity of the registration mentioned in paragraph 1 of this article shall be extended.

 

Article 19

1.The period for updating the voter registration occurs within the six months subsequent to the fixing of the election date.

http://www.cconstitucional.org.mz/content/download/1004/5688/version/1/file/Lei+n.%C2%BA+8-2014%2C+de+12+de+Mar%C3%A7o.pdf

 

EISA Election Observer Mission Report : Presidential, Parliamentary and Provincial Elections of 28 October 2009, P9.

The first voter registration exercise was followed by voters’ roll update in 1997 in preparation for the first municipal elections held in 1998.

http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/africa/MZ/Mozambique-Presidential-Parliamentary-and/at_download/file

 

Telephone conversation with EMB official:

Paulo Cuinica

Commissioner

Comiss?o Nacional de Elei??es

Paulo_cuinica@hotmail.com

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Voter registration is valid for each electoral cycle. Voter registration is updated in the years when elections are held.
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