Implementing regulation of the Act of 5 October 2021 on the Exercise of Political Rights (RLEDP) - Acquisition (RLEDP)

1. Acquisition of a new political domicile is subject to the submission of a certificate of deletion from the electoral roll of the departing municipality to the arriving municipality.

2. In the event of permanent departure to another Vaud municipality, the arriving municipality informs the departing municipality of the arrival of the member of the electoral roll. The departing municipality removes this individual from the electoral roll and transmits the certificate of deletion to the arriving municipality.

3. In the event of permanent departure to another canton or abroad, the departing municipality proceeds with the deletion of the member from the electoral roll at the time of the departure declaration. In the case of permanent departure to another canton, the departing municipality transmits the certificate of deletion to the canton or arriving municipality. Upon request, a copy of the certificate is also provided to the member of the electoral roll.

4. The deletion takes effect immediately, subject to Article 13. When it occurs after the transfer of the electoral roll but before the week preceding the vote, the arriving municipality informs the member of the electoral roll that they must vote in their new municipality of domicile if they have not yet exercised their voting right.

5. The cantonal electoral office decides on the data to be included in the certificate of deletion.

6. In the event that a member of the electoral roll arrives from another canton, the arriving municipality contacts the authorities of the canton or municipality of departure to ensure that the person concerned has indeed been removed from the electoral roll of the departing canton municipality. The individual is then immediately registered on the electoral roll of the arriving municipality, subject to Article 13. The participation of the member of the electoral roll may be required.

1. Subject to the submission of the certificate of deregistration provided for in Article 1, the following individuals may establish a political domicile that does not correspond to the domicile as defined by civil law

a. Persons benefiting from a general guardianship measure;

b. Persons residing at their place of work during the week, particularly students;

c. Spouses who, with the consent of their spouse, because a judge has ordered it, or because the law directly authorizes them to do so, reside, with the intention of establishing themselves there, elsewhere than at the domicile of the common household.

1. The Directorate General for Institutional Affairs and Communes assumes the function of cantonal electoral office (hereinafter: cantonal office).

2. In this capacity

a. it summarizes the results from the communal and district electoral offices and establishes the cantonal result;

b. it may issue directives to the communes and instructions to members of the electorate.

1. During elections to the Grand Council, an electoral district office (hereinafter: district office) is established in each regular (non-subdivided) district to collect, verify, and consolidate municipal results, and then proceed with the allocation of seats.

2. The municipal electoral office of the district's capital constitutes the district office.

3. To compose the rest of the office, the president may rely on Article 13, paragraph 3, of law [A].

1. During elections to the Grand Council in subdivided districts, a district electoral office is established to compile the results of the two sub-districts, proceed with the central allocation of seats, and communicate the results to the sub-district offices.

2. The district office is headed by the president of the communal council of the chief town of the district.

3. For the remainder, Article 4 of this regulation applies analogously to the sub-district offices.

1. In each municipality, there is a municipal electoral office (hereinafter referred to as: municipal office) which conducts the counting of the ballots and establishes the result of the vote at the municipal level.

2. This office is constituted at the beginning of the year before the first election.

1. The electoral register is established in alphabetical order and contains, at minimum, for each member of the electorate, the following information

a. surname(s), first name(s), the order of printing being that of the provisions on civil status;

b. date of birth;

c. address;

d. mention of the matters (federal, cantonal, communal) for which the member of the electorate has the right to vote.

2. The register is kept constantly up-to-date and checked before each ballot or round of voting (hereinafter: ballot).

1. Upon request and upon presentation of the decree or decision of naturalization, the citizen shall be registered without delay in the federal, cantonal, and communal register if the residency conditions are met.

1. International officials of foreign nationality who wish to exercise the right to vote at the municipal level and who meet the legal requirements must register with their municipality of residence using a registration form. They are required to cooperate in establishing the facts justifying the granting of the status of a member of the electoral body. They must ensure with their organization that its internal regulations are compatible with the exercise of the right to vote and sign a declaration of honor to be attached to the registration form.

2. In order to be registered in the electoral body register, international officials must not hold diplomatic status.

1. The justice of the peace informs the municipality of the domicile about the general guardianships pronounced under Article 398 of the Civil Code [B] that arise from a permanent incapacity of discernment incompatible with the exercise of the right to vote. The municipality then removes the concerned person from the electoral register.

2. The municipality informs the concerned person and their guardian of their deprivation of the right to vote and indicates the existence of the reintegration procedure as per Article 4, paragraph 3 of law [A].

3. The municipality forwards this information in the event of a change of domicile.

1. The member of the electoral body who has deceased is removed from the electoral register upon the official announcement of the death.

2. The votes received by mail before this removal are taken into account.

1. Within the period set by the convocation order, the municipal registry office or the entity designated by the municipality shall transmit to the cantonal office, in accordance with its directives and via electronic means, the list of members of the electoral body registered in the municipality before each vote.

2. This file already includes the citizens who will meet the required conditions up to the day of the vote (if applicable, of the first round of the election).

1. The register is closed at 12 PM on the last working day preceding the day of voting.

1. Any person requesting to consult the electoral register must sign a declaration stating that the consultation of the register is solely for the purpose of verifying the accuracy of the registered data, as well as the sanction incurred.

1. Only political parties constituted as an association within the meaning of Articles 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code [B] may request from the competent municipality the complete or partial transmission of data contained in the electoral register.

2. Only the surnames, first names, sex, date of birth, and address of the persons registered in the register may be communicated.

3. The request must be made via a written and reasoned letter addressed to the competent municipality and signed by at least one responsible person of the association making the request. The request must specify the data requested and the purpose pursued.

4. The municipality may refuse to transmit data if the purpose pursued by the applicant does not have a sufficient link with the exercise of political rights.

5. No data may be transmitted until the applicant has signed a declaration by which they undertake

a. not to communicate the data transmitted to them to third parties, nor to use it for any purpose other than that announced;

b. to grant any person subject to the transmission access to the data concerning them and the right to know its origin;

c. to carry out any modification or deletion of data required by the municipality;

d. to inform the municipality as soon as possible of any access requests addressed to them;

e. not to create a database using the data transmitted to them;

f. to delete the transmitted data after use.

6. The requested data are in principle transmitted in the form of labels. The municipality may charge a fee taking into account the extent and difficulty of the work provided.

1. The Municipality of Lausanne is responsible for executing the tasks that arise, for the voting communes, from the federal legislation on the Swiss Abroad.

2. It establishes and maintains up-to-date the central register of the Swiss Abroad who meet, within the canton, the conditions for exercising political rights at the federal level.

1. The municipal registry office issues a specific electoral card to every Swiss citizen residing abroad who is registered in the central register.

2. The validity of this card is limited to the ballot for which it was issued; it is withdrawn upon voting.

1. The municipal registry determines the conditions (locations, hours) under which Swiss citizens abroad, who are registered in the central register, can exercise their rights in Lausanne. It informs the concerned parties accordingly.

1. For the fulfillment of the tasks entrusted to it, the Municipality of Lausanne receives an annual lump-sum payment from the canton, determined by an agreement between the Department and the municipal authorities.

1. The convocation order notably mentions

a. the dates and subjects of the ballots;

b. for elections, the deadline and place for submitting lists;

c. the deadline for transmitting the file provided for in Article 12 to the canton;

d. the closing date of the electoral roll;

e. the conditions for postal voting and voting at the polling station;

f. the final deadline for obtaining missing or replacement official material.

2. The municipality posts the convocation order on the public pillar and simultaneously announces the locations and opening hours of the polling stations.

1. The cantonal office, the municipal registry, or the entity designated by the municipality may require from the mandatary persons or the candidates from the lists submitted during cantonal or municipal elections any information useful for identifying and communicating with the candidates or the signatory persons.

1. The authority competent for printing (cantonal office, district registry, or municipal registry, depending on the level of the ballot) determines for each election the presentation, format, and number of official party ballot papers, which must

a. state the electoral district, the subject, the date of the election, and, if applicable, the round of voting;

b. be printed on white paper;

c. provide sufficient space for members of the electorate to panachage and cumulate.

2. The proof of the official party ballot paper must be approved by the party (or group) representative and then by the competent authority before printing.

1. The name of the candidates listed on the official party ballots is the one appearing in the civil registry.

2. A candidate may appear on a ballot under their common name provided that they are known to the public by that name. The candidate must request this from the competent authority responsible for printing the ballots.

**1. In the event of a federal or cantonal vote (without a municipal vote), the cantonal office shall automatically and personally send the electoral materials corresponding to their voting rights to the concerned members of the electorate; these materials constitute the "official" materials within the meaning of this regulation.**

**2. In the event of a municipal vote, the municipal registry or the entity designated by the municipality delivers the municipal materials to the cantonal office. The latter is responsible for packaging and dispatching them.**

1. The cantonal office levies the following fees from municipalities for its services during communal ballots

a. for communal ballots coupled with a federal or cantonal ballot: CHF 0.10 per member of the Swiss electorate and CHF 1.- per member of the electorate of foreign nationality, but a minimum of CHF 50.- per municipality and per ballot;

b. for isolated communal ballots, when the cantonal office ensures the collating and dispatch: CHF 1.- per member of the electorate, but a minimum of CHF 50.- per municipality and per ballot.

1. Before each election, the municipal administration places an order with the cantonal office for reserve materials useful for the polling station and for members of the electoral body registered in the register after the transfer provided for in Article 12. The cost of these materials is borne by the canton.

2. The voting cards to be issued in the event of a change of residence or as duplicates must be completed by the clerk's office or the entity designated by the municipality, respectively.

1. Members of the electorate who have not received all or part of their voting materials or who have misplaced them may obtain them from the municipal administration no later than 12 noon on the last business day preceding the day of the election (or the round of the election).

2. The new voting card bears a new voter number.

1. Members of the electorate located abroad may request from their municipality of residence that voting materials be provided to them no later than one week before the official date of sending said materials.

1. Members of the electorate who change their name shall receive upon request a new voter card with a new voter registration number, provided that they return the one issued under their former name.

1. This chapter deals with the method of processing by the clerk's office or the entity designated by the municipality

a. mail-in votes received by post;

b. votes deposited with the municipal administration or in its mailbox.

1. In accordance with the instructions of the cantonal office, the municipal clerk's office shall

a. ensure that the voter meets the conditions for accessing the ballot and that the received material is compliant;

b. separate valid votes from votes liable to be annulled by the office and from votes not to be taken into account;

c. draw up a report inventorying the votes received.

2. The municipal clerk's office is not authorized to open ballot envelopes.

3. It shall take all necessary measures to guarantee the confidentiality and security of postal voting, particularly by storing the material in an appropriate location.

1. Before the start of the count, the municipal clerk shall transmit to the president of the communal office

a. the minutes mentioned in Article 31;

b. the electoral roll, indicating the members of the electorate who have already exercised their right to vote;

c. the list of numbers of members of the electorate struck off due to removal from the register or the issuance of a duplicate voting card;

d. the ballot box or boxes containing, on the one hand, the compliant ballot envelopes and, on the other hand, the material liable to be annulled by the communal office.

2. It shall keep the material not to be taken into account in a secure place until the expiry of the appeal period; the president of the communal office shall have a right of access to this material for possible inspection.

1. The member of the electoral body presents their voting card and ballot envelope at the entry control. They cast their vote immediately after this control, without leaving the premises.

2. They then present their voting card and ballot envelope at the ballot box control, and subsequently insert their ballot envelope into the ballot box.

1. Upon entering the polling station, the communal office shall

a. verify the validity of the card and the presence of the personal details to be provided by the elector (date of birth, signature); if necessary, it shall have them completed;

b. ensure that the elector's membership number printed on the card does not appear on the list of cancelled numbers received from the communal administration;

c. in the event of simultaneous elections at different levels, ensure that the voting rights inscribed on the card and the ballot envelope match;

d. affix an official stamp to the front of the card and the ballot envelope, then return them to the elector.

1. Before depositing the ballot in the ballot box, the municipal election board

a. ensures that the ballot card and envelope bear the entry control visa; otherwise, it reports the case to the chairman of the board and ensures that no material is introduced into the ballot box;

b. withdraws the ballot card;

c. ensures that the member of the electorate introduces only one envelope into the ballot box.

1. In the event of forgetting or losing the envelope or the ballot paper, the municipal office provides the affected members of the electorate with the missing materials.

2. The municipal office is not authorized to issue voting cards.

**1. The municipality provides the necessary number of ballot boxes.**

2. At the opening of the poll, the chairman of the communal office verifies that the ballot box is empty or, if applicable, that it contains no other materials than those supplied by the communal administration, and seals it.

3. The chairman of the communal office ensures the surveillance of the ballot boxes during the polling hours and, outside these hours, ensures that they are secured to prevent any alteration of their contents; if necessary, the transport of the ballot boxes is carried out under the supervision of the communal office.

4. The ballot boxes at the voting location are not opened until after the closing of the poll for the counting operations.

1. Voting premises must ensure the independence and secrecy of the vote.

2. They must necessarily be equipped with a sufficient number of voting booths.

1. If, as a result of a serious disturbance, the continuation of the voting operations becomes difficult or dangerous, the municipal office shall suspend the session, secure the ballot boxes and voting materials, prepare a detailed report of the events, and immediately transmit it to the Council of State through the prefect.

1. Before the counting, the president of the communal office

a. arranges, at the closing time of the polling station, for the last collection from the communal mailbox;

b. ensures that the polling station is cleared of all material made available to members of the electorate.

2. Votes brought in envelopes to the polling station are assimilated to votes found in the communal mailbox.

1. Referring to the instructions of the cantonal office, the communal office

a. processes separately the material found in the ballot box, received from the communal administration, and originating from the polling station;

b. permanently sets aside all non-conforming material by origin (ballot box, office);

c. collects the conforming votes by ballot;

d. determines and records the number of conforming votes.

1. The municipal office establishes the total number of compliant voting cards received in the mailbox, at the municipal administration, and at the polling station; it records this in the report, or in the reports if applicable.

2. It gathers the compliant material from the mailbox, the registry, and the office.

3. It sorts the ballots by grouping valid, null, and blank ballots, by election if applicable; the total constitutes the number of ballots returned.

4. It ensures, if applicable for each election, that the number of ballots returned does not exceed the number of voting cards received.

1. The communal office establishes the total number of compliant voting cards received in the mailbox, at the municipal administration, and at the polling place; this number must be established for each election, taking into account the voting capacities indicated on the cards; it records this number in the minutes.

2. It groups together the compliant materials from the mailbox, the registry office, and the polling place.

3. It sorts the ballots by election, grouping the valid, invalid, and blank ballots together; the total constitutes the number of ballots returned.

4. It ensures, for each election, that the number of ballots returned does not exceed the number of voting cards received.

1. Multiple ballots are void, unless their content is identical. Multiple ballots are deemed to have identical content

a. in the case of a vote, if they all bear the same answer or are all blank. In the case of a vote on multiple items, the identical nature of multiple ballots is assessed item by item;

b. in the case of an election under the majority system, if they bear exactly the same names of candidate persons and/or eligible citizens;

c. in the case of an election under the proportional system

1. if they all bear the same designation (or the same order number), or if they are all without designation (or without an order number) on the one hand;

2. and on the other hand, if they all bear the same candidate persons (in names and in number).

2. If the multiple ballots are deemed to have identical content, the polling station takes into account only one of them; otherwise, the polling station only counts one of them as void.

1. The municipal office finalizes the ballots: it separates the blank ballots, the null ballots, and the valid ballots, then determines the number of yes and no votes.

2. The municipal office resolves doubtful cases.

1. The municipal office prepares the electoral ballots.

2. If the ballot contains more names than the number of candidates to be elected, the municipal office strikes out names until the required number is reached according to the procedure set out in the following paragraphs.

3. The striking out is done from bottom to top. When ballots have multiple parallel columns, the municipal office begins by striking out the last name in the rightmost column and continues upwards in that column; if necessary, the municipal office proceeds in the same manner for subsequent columns, from right to left. Names listed on the side of the columns are struck out first, starting at the bottom right.

4. Names listed on the reverse side of a list are struck out, even if they are not in excess.

5. The municipal office takes necessary measures to ensure that the strikeouts it performs are immediately and officially recognizable.

6. The municipal office sets aside any blank or null ballots resulting from the preparation.

1. The president of the communal office, in the presence of the scrutineers and the candidates, places the names of the persons subject to the drawing of lots into an urn.

2. The president draws by lot the name or names of the candidate(s) to be designated.

1. Upon completion of the count, the communal office records

a. the subject and date of the vote;

b. the number of registered members of the electorate;

c. the number of voting cards received;

d. the number of ballots returned;

e. the number of blank ballots;

f. the number of null ballots;

g. the number of valid ballots (for federal votes: ballots returned minus blank ballots and null ballots; for cantonal and communal votes: ballots returned minus null ballots);

h. the number of "yes" and "no" votes;

i. in the case of a communal vote, whether the proposal was accepted or rejected.

2. Where applicable, the minutes also mention

a. decisions made by the office in application of law [A];

b. complaints addressed to the communal office concerning the conduct of electoral operations;

c. remarks made by observers.

1. At the close of the count, the municipal electoral office shall record

a. the purpose and date of the election;

b. the number of members of the electorate registered;

c. the number of ballot cards received;

d. the enumeration of modified and unmodified list ballots and ballots without designation;

e. the number of ballots returned;

f. the number of blank ballots;

g. the number of void ballots;

h. the number of valid ballots (ballots returned less blank ballots and void ballots);

i. the number of votes obtained by each candidate (nominative votes);

j. the number of non-nominative votes obtained by each list (complementary votes);

k. the number of nominative and complementary votes obtained by each list (party votes);

l. the number of blank votes (non-nominative votes obtained on ballots that do not bear a list designation or number);

m. for affiliated lists, the total number of votes obtained by each group of lists;

n. the surnames and first names of the elected and non-elected candidates from each list, classified in the order of nominative votes obtained.

2. Article 48, paragraph 2, is applicable.

1. At the close of the counting process, the communal bureau shall record

a. the object and date of the election;

b. the number of members of the electoral body registered;

c. the number of ballot cards received;

d. the number of ballots returned;

e. the number of blank ballots;

f. the number of void ballots;

g. the number of valid ballots (ballots returned minus void ballots);

h. the number of votes obtained by each candidate;

i. the names and surnames of the elected and non-elected candidates, ranked in order of the votes obtained.

2. Article 48, paragraph 2, is applicable.

1. A certified copy of the minutes, attested as true to the original by the president and the secretary of the municipal office, shall be promptly sent to the prefect by the president's care.

1. The district office summarizes the results of the reports from the municipal offices.

2. If one of these results appears incorrect to it, it verifies the count or assigns this task to the municipal office, setting a deadline for this purpose.

3. It takes the necessary measures to ensure that the deletions it executes have an officially recognizable character immediately.

1. The minutes are kept in the archives along with a copy of the ballot or electoral ballots.

2. The minutes of municipal votes and elections are kept in the municipal archives.

3. The minutes of the district office are kept in the archives of the capital municipality of the district.

1. The various documents used for federal and cantonal ballots (ballot papers, control sheets, recapitulation forms) shall be sealed and stored in a secure location by the clerk's office or the entity designated by the municipality and destroyed, upon cantonal authorization, no earlier than ten days after the publication of the results

a. in the Federal Gazette for federal ballots;

b. in the Official Gazette of Notices for cantonal ballots.

2. The various documents mentioned in paragraph 1 used for communal ballots shall be destroyed by the municipality no earlier than ten days after the publication or posting of the results.

1. The Cantonal Office is authorized to permit early counting as per Article 34, Paragraph 2 of Law [A]. Early counting is excluded during votes.

2. The Municipal Office wishing to proceed with early counting must submit an authorization request to the Cantonal Electoral Office no later than 16 days before the election. The request must specify the election concerned and present the measures planned to ensure the secrecy of the vote. The municipality must be informed of the request.

3. The Cantonal Office informs the commune of the operations authorized during the early counting and the time at which they may commence. The electronic recording of votes cast can only take place on the day of the election.

4. For the remaining matters, the counting is conducted in accordance with Articles 41 to 46.

1. The data contained in the barcode of the received ballot cards are transmitted by the municipal administration to the cantonal office within the week following election day or the round of voting.

2. This transmission is carried out

a. either by sending a computer file containing this data;

b. or by sending the ballot cards themselves

1. The following are considered data controllers

a. the municipal registry office or the entity designated by the municipality, concerning the communal register of enrolled members of the electorate and the barcode data from the voters' cards of the municipality, or the file containing such data;

b. the cantonal office, concerning the cantonal register of enrolled members of the electorate and the file containing the barcode data from the voters' cards of the canton.

2. The following are considered recipients of the file and data transmissions

a. the cantonal office, concerning the communal register of enrolled members of the electorate and the barcode data from the voters' cards of the municipality, or the file containing such data;

b. the Directorate of Procurement and Logistics (DAL), concerning the cantonal register of enrolled members of the electorate;

c. Statistique Vaud, concerning the file containing the barcode data from the voters' cards of the canton.

3. The cantonal office is authorized to process the data transmitted to it by the communes in accordance with Articles 12 and 56.

4. The Law on Personal Data Protection [C] is applicable for all other matters.

1. Members of the observation group may access the voting room and the room designated for counting and observe the operations conducted therein.

2. They are prohibited from handling the voting materials and from addressing the scrutineers. They must address the chairperson of the electoral office if they have any questions. Otherwise, the members of the observation group are required to comply with the instructions of the office.

3. The chairperson of the office may expel from the voting or counting room any member of the observation group who does not comply with the obligations defined in paragraph 2 or who causes disturbances.

1. A donation constitutes any financial or in-kind liberality made with a view to granting an economic advantage without requiring consideration equivalent to the market value of the donation.

2. In-kind donations notably include

a. The transfer of material goods;

b. The provision of services; such as the sending of propaganda addressed to a wide audience (postal mail, mass mailings to all households, email, sponsored publications on social networks, etc.), advertising reports, and paid advertisements in a media. Editorial articles or content in general-interest periodicals are not donations;

c. The provision of salaried personnel.

1. Donations in kind whose donor cannot be identified must be handed over to a legal entity pursuing a goal of public interest. If the nature of the donation does not allow for this, it must be destroyed.

1. The cantonal office shall verify the entirety of the documents that must be submitted to the department based on Articles 25 to 27 of Law [A].

2. The verification shall focus on compliance with deadlines as well as the regularity, completeness, and plausibility of the submitted documents.

3. The cantonal office shall publish the submitted documents no later than 15 days after the expiration of the legal submission deadline.

4. The donor lists as defined in Article 26, paragraph 2 of Law [A], shall be erased 5 years after their publication.

1. The cantonal office grants an additional period of 5 days to the individuals subject to the obligations provided for in Articles 25 to 27 of Law [A] to correct the identified deficiencies. The publication period provided for in Article 61, paragraph 3, is then extended by 10 days.

2. Individuals subject to transparency obligations are deemed to have committed the acts referred to in Article 194, paragraph 1, letter e or f of the law if they do not correct the identified deficiencies within the additional period granted by the department.

1. The political party wishing to be registered in the register of parties and fulfilling the conditions set out in Article 29 of the law shall communicate the following documents and information to the cantonal office

a. A copy of its statutes and any subsequent changes;

b. Its official name and the address of its headquarters;

c. The name and address of the party's president and secretary.

d. The name and address of two persons acting as principal agent and substitute agent for the submission of electoral lists; for cantonal elections, the party may register agents and substitute agents corresponding to the different electoral districts.

2. Registration is possible at any time and takes effect immediately.

3. The bureau of the Grand Council, as well as the bureaus of the municipal councils of communes with more than 10,000 inhabitants, are required to notify the cantonal office of the grounds for deregistration.

1. When the municipality refuses to certify a signature, it must indicate the reason on the list, using one of the following formulas

a. illegible;

b. not identifiable;

c. signature given multiple times;

d. signature from the same hand;

e. name and/or first names and/or signature not handwritten;

f. not registered – specify

1. non-Swiss citizen,

2. minor,

3. not domiciled or no longer living in the commune,

4. deceased,

5. under a general curatorship due to incapacity to discern,

6. The signatory is not a member of the electorate in the commune where they deposited their certificate of origin (example: weekly resident);

g. absence of a handwritten signature;

h. incorrect date of birth;

i. signature already struck through when the commune received the list.

1. The cantonal office remedies defects affecting the attestation, especially when

a. the communal attestation has not been properly executed;

2. the refusal of the attestation has not been justified;

3. the person signing can be identified within a reasonable time despite incomplete details.

1. Once submitted to the communal administration, the lists of signatures cannot be returned or consulted.

2. However, the committee may be informed of the number of annulled signatures and the reasons for the refusal.

1. Article 1 enters into force on 1 July 2022. In the interim, Articles 12, 25, 27, and 28 of the implementing regulation of the law of 16 May 1989 on the exercise of political rights of 25 March 2002 remain applicable.

1. The Department of Institutions and Territory is responsible for the implementation of the present regulation, which shall enter into force on the same date as the Law of October 5, 2021, on the Exercise of Political Rights (LEDP).

1. The Implementing Regulation of the Law of 16 May 1989 on the Exercise of Political Rights of 25 March 2002 is repealed [D].