Permanent Electoral Authority announces modifications in permanent voter lists - 18,281,625 voters registered

The Permanent Electoral Authority (AEP) has announced, on Saturday, modifications made to the number of voters on the permanent electoral lists, the number of voters dropping by 3000, when compared to the last public information, a press release of the AEP remitted on Saturday to AGERPRES informs.

"Very important is the fact that, when compared to the last public information issued by the Permanent Electoral Authority on the issue, the copies of the permanent electoral lists comprise 18,281,625 voters (18,284,326 Romanian citizens with voting rights registered to the permanent electoral lists on November 2, 2014). The differences appear as a consequence of the operations done by the mayors in the Electoral Register of the localities they lead and of programmed data imports from the Directorate for Persons Records and Administration of Databases of the MAI [Ministry of Internal Affairs]", the quoted release shows.

Furthermore, the AEP reminds that, according to the law, the permanent electoral lists are drawn up and printed by the mayors, on the basis of data and information comprised in the Electoral Register.

"The permanent electoral lists are drawn up on localities and comprise all citizens holding the right to vote who reside in the locality for which it was drawn up, according to the mentions made in the identity cards issued by the Romanian state. The deadline for printing the copies of the electoral lists for the presidential elections of November 16 was November 14, 2014", the institution mentions. AGERPRES