The State Population Register included 3 963 684 citizens of Moldova on September 20 this year. 3 249 566 of these are persons who turned 18. Also, 89 710 persons declared that they have the permanent domicile abroad, IPN reports.
In a roundtable meeting on September 21, Eugen Ursu, adviser to the director general of the state-run Information Resources Center “Registru”, said less than 1.5 million people were included in the electronic register until 2001. The extension of the electronic registration process was influenced by a number of factors, including the indication of the IDNP in the ex-Soviet passports, while after 2014 the issuing of identity cards instead of the annulled ex-Soviet passports. In 2005, the Government decided to issue gratis identification documents to the Transnistrians. Now the electronic register includes 283 284 Moldovan citizens living on the left side of the Nistru.
The information in the State Population Register is updated immediately after changes occur and only based on documents confirming the authenticity of the data, such as birth certificates, marriage or divorce certificates, name change certificate, etc. As regards the removal of the private individual from the register, this is done based on the decision of the registrar by inserting a special note. Death is the main reason for the removal. Those who died abroad cannot be struck off the electronic register if the relatives didn’t transmit the death certificate to the national civil status body.
As to the interaction between the State Population Register and the State Register of Voters, the mechanism was implemented in 2014 with the assistance of UNDP. The State Register of Voters is managed by the Central Election Commission, which must ensure the authenticity and comprehensiveness of the electoral lists.
The State Population Register serves as one of the important sources that contribute to the updating of the State Register of Voters.
According to the Central Election Commission, 3 237 072 people were written on the State Register of Voters on September 13, 2016.
