How is the national electoral register created?

Constitution 1979 (as amended in 2013)

63. FUNCTIONS OF ELECTORAL COMMISSION

1. The Electoral Commission shall have general responsibility for, and shall supervise, the registration of electors for the election of members of the Maneaba ni Maungatabu and the conduct of elections of such members and of referenda under this Constitution, and the Commission shall have such other functions relating to such registration, elections and referenda as may be prescribed.

ELECTIONS REGULATIONS

PART II. REGISTER OF ELECTORS

Preparation of registers and publication

2. (1) Subject to any directions of the Electoral Commission under the powers conferred by section 63(1) of the Constitution, the Electoral Officer for every electoral district shall compile and keep as provided herein a register of electors for each ward of the electoral district in the form set out in the Schedule.

(2) The register of electors shall be available for inspection by the public at the office of the Electoral Officer during normal office hours.

(3) The Chief Electoral Officer, with the approval of the Electoral Commission, may, in his discretion, direct, either generally or in respect of a particular electoral district or ward, that a new register or registers of electors shall be compiled and kept and, when he makes such a direction, the existing register or registers of electors shall be void and of no effect from the date specified in the direction.