How is the national electoral register created?

Republic of Serbia, LAW ON THE UNIFIED ELECTORAL ROLL (unofficially consolidated text), accessed 24 April 2020

Bodies in charge of keeping and updating the Electoral Roll

Article 2 (1) The electoral roll shall be maintained by the ministry competent for public administration.

(2) Maintenance of the electoral roll by the ministry competent for public administration shall include: analysis of the data contained in the electoral roll and taking of measures to ensure their mutual harmonization and accuracy, entry of changes in the electoral roll (entry, deletion, addition, modification or corrections) after the electoral roll closure, and performance of other tasks pursuant to this Law.

(3) A part of the electoral roll for the territory of the unit of self-government shall be updated by the municipal/ town administration as an assigned task.

(4) Updating of a part of the electoral roll for the territory of the unit of self-government, which is performed by the municipal/town administration shall include entry of changes in the electoral roll (entry, deletion, addition, modification or correction) ex officio or upon a citizen’s request until the deadline set for the electoral roll closure, and other tasks pursuant to this Law.

Methods of maintaining and updating the Electoral Roll

Article 3 (1) The electoral roll shall be maintained as an electronic database and shall be updated according to the uniform methodology of the ministry competent for public administration.

(2) The contents of the electoral roll and the manner in which it shall be used, maintained, corrected and closed, as well as the way in which the parts of the electoral roll for the territory of the local self-government unit shall be publicized, and other issues of relevance for a complete and accurate maintenance of the electoral roll shall be prescribed by the relevant minister competent for public administration.

ODIHR, Needs Assessment Mission Report, Republic of Serbia, Parliamentary Elections 2020, accessed 24 April 2020

“The Unified Voter Register (UVR) is an electronic database maintained by the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government (MPALSG) and updated continuously based on municipalities’ records, inputs provided by state institutions, and voters’ requests.”