Vietnam: In what cases that names are not recorded to, crossed out from electoral registers?

According to Article 30 of the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, persons not having names recorded to, crossed out from or added to electoral registers are specified as follows:

- The persons who are deprived of the voting right under legally effective judgments or decisions of the Court, who are sentenced to death awaiting execution, who are serving prison terms without suspended sentences, and who are incapable of civil acts shall not have their names registered in the electoral registers.

- If the persons defined in Clause 1 of this Article have their voting right restored, are set free or certified by the competent agency that they are no longer incapable of civil acts until 24 hours before the voting time, they shall have their names added to the electoral registers and be given the electors’ cards as prescribed in Article 29 of this Law.

- During the period from the time the electoral register is posted to 24 hours before the voting time, if any person changes his/her permanent residence outside the commune where he/she has his/name recorded to the electoral register, his/her name shall be crossed out from such electoral register and added to the new electoral register at his/her new permanent residence to elect National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies of province, district and commune; if any person changes his/her temporary residence outside the commune where he/she has his/name recorded to the electoral register, his/her name shall be crossed out from such electoral register and added to the new electoral register at his/her new temporary residence to elect National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies of province and district.

- Every elector who is a person detained, impound, or stayed in a reform school or detoxification center, until 24 hours before the voting time, are set free or released from reform schools or detoxification centers shall have their names crossed out from the electoral registers where their detention centers, reform schools or detoxification centers are located, or have their names added to the electoral registers where they reside permanently to elect National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies of province, district and commune or have their names added to the electoral registers where they reside temporarily to elect National Assembly deputies and People's Council deputies of province and district.

- If persons who have already had their names in the electoral registers, are, before the voting time, deprived of their voting right by the Court, having to serve prison terms, or incapable of civil acts, the People’s Committee of the commune shall cross out their names from the electoral registers and withdraw their electors’ cards.

View more details at the Law on election of deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils 2015 of Vietnam, effective from September 01, 2015.

Ty Na

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