How is the national electoral register created?

Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Answer
Extracted from a population/civil registry
Source

Bulgaria, Electoral Code (2014, amended by SG. 107/18 Dec 2020), accessed 11 April 2021

Articles 23-27

OSCE, Limited Election Observation Mission, Bulgaria Parliamentary Elections, 4 April 2021, INTERIM REPORT, accessed 11 April 2021

“Voter registration is passive. All citizens having a permanent address in Bulgaria are automatically added to the voter list. Voter lists are compiled prior to each election, based on data extracted from the permanent National Population Register by the Directorate General of Civil Registration and Administrative Services at the Ministry of Regional Development (GRAO).”

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