FSM ELECTIONS REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Continuing Registration: Deadline for Registration.

"The National Election Commissioner shall receive application for registration on a continuing and regular basis until 30 days immediately prior to Election DAY. However, deadline for application of registration may from time to time be changed upon order of the National Election Director. Appropriate prior notice shall be given to the public."
 
imageSection 30. Title 9 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by enacting a new chapter 4 entitled 'Registration."
Section 31. Ttle 9 of the Code of the Federated States of Micronesia, as amended, is hereby further amended by adding a new Section 401 of chapter 4 to read as follow:
"Section 401. National Voter Register. (1) There shall be one unified National Voter Register for all of the Federated States of Micronesia, which shall consist of the full name, date of birth, sex, State, Congressional Election District and Municipality of residence, registration number and other identifyying information that the National Election Director deems appropriate, of all Registere Voters who are currently eligible to vote. (2) A Registered Voter shall only have one entry on the National Voter Register. (3) Tha National Election Director shall be responsible for creating, maintaiining and preserving the National Voter Register with the assistance of the national election commissioners. (4) The National Voter Register shall be used to generated the Signature Lists for the various Polling Places. (5) Reconciling State Voter Register: (a) On a periodic basis, the National Election Director shall reconcile the National Voter Register with the State Voter Register thereby ensuring that all  Registered Voters on the  State Voter Registers are also listed on the National Voter Register. (b) Thirty days before a National Election, the National Election Director shall perform a final reconciliation of the State and National Voter Registers before the Signature Lists are generated from the National Voter Register. (c) When reconciling the State Voter Register with the National Voter Register, the National Election Director shall ensure that the Registered Voter has only one entry on tyhe National Voter Register pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. (6) The National Voter Register shall be open to public inspection at all times during normal business hours."