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Chapter 3 Election
Section 2 List of Electors
Article 16
Unless otherwise specified, the list of qualified voters shall be compiled by the township (city/district) household registration office according to the household registration data and shall include such information as serial number, name, gender, date of birth and domicile address. All persons whose household is already registered twenty days before election day and who, in accordance with relevant provisions, is a qualified voter shall be included on the said list. Qualified voters who change their domicile within twenty days of election day shall cast their vote at the polling station for the location of their previous domicile.
The list of qualified voters who have returned from a foreign country to exercise their right to vote shall be compiled by the household registration office for the location where the voter registered their final domicile prior to moving to a foreign country.
The compiled list of qualified voters shall only be used by election commissions, township (city/district) offices and household registration offices in accordance with the provisions of this Act, and shall not be provided to any external parties by transcription, copying, photography, recording or any other means.
Article 17
If the election for president and vice president is being held on the same day as an election for other public officials, a combined list of qualified voters may be compiled.
Article 18
After the list of qualified voters is compiled, the list shall be submitted by the household registration office to the township (city/district) offices, which will then forward it to the special municipality or county (city) election commission for future reference township (city/district) offices shall issue public notice that the list is available to be read and may be examined on-site by voters; if a voter finds any error or omission on the list, they may apply during the reading period for a correction.
When conducting the examination referenced in the preceding paragraph, the voter shall present their national identification card, and examining the information of the cardholder themselves and the persons in their household.
Article 19
After the reading period for the list of qualified voters, the township (city/district) offices shall send the original list and the applications for correction to the household registration office for examination and correction.
After public notice and correction, and when the list of qualified voters is finalized, special municipality and county (city) election commissions shall issue public notice of the number of qualified voters.