1. DEVELOPING ACCURATE VOTER LISTS IN TRANSITIONAL DEMOCRATIES HANDBOOK FOR ACEEEO MEMBERS

2. PURPOSE Providing practical assistance for election experts of ACEEEO members in terms of voter registration Offering ideas for election experts of other regions

3. SOURCES Documents of international organizations Comparative study Questionnaire for ACEEEO members In-depth analysis in 6 countries Previous experiences of ACEEEO

4. METHOD AND CONTENT Topics in chapters and sub-chapters Explanation and recommendation (best practice) Cross-referenses Emphasizing of recommendations in chapters Listing recommendations in last chapter Glossary Bibliography List of experts Comparative analysis Comprehensive study

5. OVERVIEW Notion of voter registration and voter lists Types of voter registration and voter lists Levels of voter registers

6. PURPOSES AND FUCTIONS General purposes (e.g. protection the principle of universal suffrage, preventing frauds) Specific purposes (e.g. checking eligibility of supporters, checking eligibility of candidates, drawing the boundaries of constituencies and polling districts)

7. DESIGNING VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEM Setting up strategy and criteria (sources: experiences of electoral bodies, recommendations of observer organizations, consideration of international standards, etc.) Legal framework - requirements (e.g. transparency, clear and understandable provisions) - topics (e.g. responsible and contributing authorities, data content of voter lists, legal remedies) Setting up institutional background (e.g. establishment of electoral bodies, human and technical resources)

8. CONTENT OF VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS Conditions of suffrage and eligibility (age, citizenship, legal exclusions) Data content of voter lists - personal identification data - other data of voters - address of residence - data related to the voting - specific and technical data

9. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS Accuracy Completeness Transparency and publicity Vulnerable and specific groups Data protection Legal remedies

10. FRAUD Omission of voters from the voter list Registration of persons deprived of the right to vote Double or multiple registration of a voter Abuse of out of country voting and absentee voting in the country „Electoral tourism”

11. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF THE PARTICIPANTS OF THE VOTER REGISTRATION Parliament Government and public administration Electoral bodies Courts of justice Individuals (voters) Political parties and individual candidates Civil society organizations (NGOs) Election observers Media

12. HOW TO PREPARE VOTER LISTS Voter lists for parliamentary elections - preparations - updating of voter register and additional registries - compilation of voter lists - publicizing of voter lists, informing the voters - tasks after the publication of voter lists Voter lists for local elections Voter lists for other types of elections

13. RECOMMENDATIONS, BEST PRACTICES Recommendations drawn up in previous chapters are listed here referring to the corresponding chapters

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