How is the national electoral register created?

North Macedonia, Republic of

North Macedonia, Republic of

Answer
Extracted from a population/civil registry
Source

ODIHR Election Observation Mission, Republic of North Macedonia, Local Elections, 17 and 31 October 2021, Final Report; accessed 10 July 2023

“While by law the SEC is responsible for maintaining and updating the voter register based on data extracted from the National Population Register, in practice, the State Statistical Office (SSO) ensures the technical and methodological processing of voter register data on the basis of updates provided by state institutions. (Comment: Including the MoIA, the Office for Birth, Marriage and Death, and basic courts, who provide updates on a quarterly basis. While the Electoral Code requires that voters’ data be extracted from the National Population Register, various institutions that provide daily updates to the National Population Register must also submit data directly to the SEC.)”

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