How is the national electoral register created?
Malta
Answer
Extracted from a population/civil registry
Source
Malta, Electoral Commission, General Elections Act (27.09.1991; last amended on 28.03.2024), accessed 12 August 2026
Articles 19-20
OSCE/ODIHR, Malta Early Parliamentary Elections 30 May 2026, NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION REPORT
6 - 9 May 2026, accessed 12 August 2026
"Voter registration is passive. Identità, the agency responsible for the issuance of IDs, submits citizens’ data to the EC for the compilation of the electoral register twice a year, in April and October, as well as within five days of calling elections."
