The students who are eligible to vote will be able to cast a ballot in the November 5 local elections even if they changed the domicile or temporary place of residence after August 5. These voters need to present the identity card with the accompanying lose leaf and the student’s card showing where they study, IPN reports.

Under the new Electoral Code, to be able to vote, the persons should have the domicile or temporary residence registered three months before the date of the first round of elections. This way, the electors who changed the domicile or residence to another district after August 5 will not be able to vote in the November 5 local elections, including in the locality in which they had the domicile earlier. The students are an exception.

The Central Election Commission approved amendments to the regulations concerning the compiling, management, distribution and updating of the registers of voters. There were added provisions stipulating that the students eligible to vote who were admitted to educational institutions in the locality in which they have the domicile or temporary residence within three months before the first round of elections will present the identity card with the accompanying lose leaf and the student’s card showing where they study. The name of the educational intuitions will be written in the “Note” section of the register of voters.

The electors can vote in the locality in which they have the domicile. If they have both domicile and temporary residence, they vote in the locality in which they have valid temporary residence. If the residence is not valid, the persons vote in the locality in which they have the domicile. The special voting conditions in the local general elections do not apply to presidential or parliamentary elections.