Regulations, 2017

L.N. 350 of 2017

GENERAL ELECTIONS ACT

(CAP. 354)

General Elections Act (Amendment of Schedules)

Regulations, 2017

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon her by article 3(1) of

the General Elections Act, the Electoral Commission has made the

following regulations:-

The title of these regulations is the General Elections Act Citation.

(Amendment of Schedules) Regulations, 2017, and these regulations

shall be read and construed as one with the Second Schedule, the

Fourth Schedule, the Fifth Schedule, the Seventh Schedule, Schedule

8B and the Sixteenth Schedule of the General Elections Act, Cap. 354.

hereinafter referred to as "the Second Schedule", "the Fourth

Schedule", "the Fifth Schedule", "the Seventh Schedule", "Schedule

8B" and the "Sixteenth Schedule".

The Second Schedule shall be substituted by the following

"SECOND SCHEDULE

(Article 21)

FORM NO. 1

Form of Application for Registration as a Voter

To the Electoral Commission, Valletta, Malta.

Surname ______________________________________ I.D. Card No. _____________________________

Name __________________________________________________________________________________

Place of Birth __________________________________ Date of Birth ______________________________

Name of town / village ____________________________________________________________________

Street and number / name of premises ________________________________________________________

Parent’s Name, Surname and Surname at birth __________________________________________________

Place of Birth _______________________________________ Nationality* __________________________

* (if applicant’s parent shown above is dead, state nationality at the time of death)

Parent’s name, Surname and Surname at birth __________________________________________________

Place of Birth _______________________________________ Nationality ** ________________________

** (if applicant’s parent shown above is dead, state nationality at the time of death)

I hereby apply to be registered as a voter for the election of Members of the House of Representatives for the

___________________________ (1) electoral division in accordance with the 1991 General Elections Act.

Date ___________________________________

Signature or mark of applicant

(1) Insert number of electoral division

FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Remarks

Vtd. ______________________________

Chkd. ______________________________

The Fourth Schedule shall be substituted by the following

"FOURTH SCHEDULE

FORM NO. 3

REFERENCE NO.

Application Form for change in details

To the Electoral Commission, Valletta, Malta.

My name and/or address* as shown on the Electoral Register together with other details as shown hereunder (1)

Identity Card No. of applicant _________________

Date of Birth _________________

Place of Birth _________________

Nationality _________________

Gender _________________

Surname at birth __________________

Status _________________

As a result of changes thereto, I request that my name and/or address* together with other details be shown as follows (2)

Date of Birth _________________

Place of Birth _________________

Nationality _________________

Gender _________________

Surname at birth __________________

Status _________________

* Delete where not applicable.

Signature or mark of applicant (3)

Date: _________________________

Signature and Identity Card Number of witness

Address of witness ________________________________________________________________________

(1) Full name and full address as shown on the Electoral Register. (Details before change)

(2) Changes required by the applicant. (Details after change)

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and Identity Card Number under the mark of the applicant.

".

The Fifth Schedule shall be substituted by the following

Substitutes the

Fifth Schedule

"FIFTH SCHEDULE

(Article 23)

".

The Seventh Schedule shall be substituted by the Substitutes the

Seventh

following

Schedule.

"SEVENTH SCHEDULE

(Article 46)

Form of Voting Document

".

Schedule Eight B shall be substituted by the following

Substitutes

Schedule Eight

B.

"SCHEDULE EIGHT B

[Article 68(3)]

DIRECTIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF THE

VOTER IN VOTING

1. Vote by placing the number 1 against the name of

the candidate you most desire to see elected.

2. You are invited (and it is advisable) to place the

number 2 against the name of your second choice,

the number 3 against the name of your third choice,

and so on.

3. It is advisable to go on numbering the candidates in

the order of your preference until you are

indifferent as to the candidates whom you have not

marked.

4. If you do not place the number 1 on your ballot

paper or if you place the number 1 (indicating a

first preference) and some other number against the

same name, or if you place the number 1 against

the name of more than one candidate, your ballot

paper will be invalid and will not be counted.

5. Do not vote with an X.

6. If you inadvertently spoil a ballot paper you may

return it to the Chairperson, who will, if satisfied

that such inadvertence is genuine and without bad

intentions, give you another ballot paper.

".

The Sixteenth Schedule shall be substituted by the Substitutes the

following

"SIXTEENTH SCHEDULE

ELECTORAL OFFICE

FORM NO. 4

Evans Building, Merchants Street,

Valletta

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Details and Questionnaire Required with Form No. 1 in the case of a

Maltese Person who never applied to be Registered as a Voter

SECTION ‘A’ – THIS SECTION MUST BE FILLED IN BY ALL APPLICANTS

Full Name ___________________________________________ Identity Card No. ___________________

Residing at ______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone/Mobile No. ___________________________ Email Address_______________________________

(a)

Grandparent’s name, surname and surname at birth: ____________________________________________

(b)

Grandparent’s place of birth

(c)

Grandparent’s name, surname and surname at birth: ___________________________________________

(d)

Grandparent’s place of birth

Status

Single

Separated

Married

Divorced

Widowed

Civil Union

Do you hold more than one nationality?

Yes

No

If yes, state other Nationality: __________________________________

Are you a new applicant, over 16 years of age and have always resided in Malta?

If YES, sign here

Signature

Date

If NO, go to SECTION ‘B’

SECTION ‘B’ – THIS SECTION MUST BE FILLED BY PERSONS WHO ARE OLDER THAN 16

YEARS OF AGE AND WHO HAVE SPENT SOME TIME LIVING ABROAD

Maltese Passport No. _____________________________________________________

Date of Issue ______________________

Place of Issue __________________

Foreign Passport No. and Nationality _____________________________________________________

Date of Issue ______________________

Place of Issue __________________

State the date when you returned to Malta permanently: ______________________________

Write down the arrival and departure dates in Malta during the last 18 months

Arrivals

Departures

No. of days in Malta

Arrivals

Departures

No. of days in Malta

Total No. of days in Malta ____________

Total No. of days in Malta ____________

*Did you reside here in Malta for a period of 180 days in the last 18 months

Yes

No

before the closing date of the publicaiton of the next electoral register?

Fill

Fill

Section ‘C’

Section ‘D’

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in Section ‘B’

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that I have been residing in Malta for a period of 180 days in the last 18

months before the closing date of the publication of the next electoral register.

Applicant’s Signature

Identity Card No.

Date

Signature and Identity

Card No. of Witness

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Section ‘B’

Write down your country of residence: _________________________________

If you were residing in a European Union Member State, you can choose to vote in Malta for the European

Parliament Elections. Choose one and sign once

Do you wish to vote in Malta?

Signature

Date

OR

Do you with to vote in your

country of residence?

Signature

Date

SECTION ‘E’

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determined in Malta that you are of unsound mind?

Yes

No

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