42Maintenance of Electoral Information Register

#### 42 Maintenance of Electoral Information Register 42 Maintenance of Electoral Information Register > > (1) The Electoral Commissioner must use the Electoral Commissioner’s best endeavours to revise and update the Electoral Information Register to ensure that it is accurate. > > > (2) Without limiting any other function of the Electoral Commissioner in relation to the Electoral Information Register, the Electoral Commissioner may alter the register by doing any of the following— > > > > > (a) correcting any mistake or omission in the particulars of the enrolment of an enrolled person, > > > > > (b) altering the particulars of the enrolment of an enrolled person (including the inclusion of particulars in compliance with a requirement under section 41 (2) (f) or (g)), > > > > > (c) removing the name of any deceased person, > > > > > (d) removing the name of a person who has been convicted and sentenced to a term of imprisonment of 12 months or longer and is in prison pursuant to that sentence, > > > > > (e) removing any superfluous entry where the name of the same person appears more than once, > > > > > (f) reinstating any name removed by mistake as the name of a deceased person, > > > > > (g) reinstating any name removed as the result of a complaint, where satisfied that the complaint was based on a mistake as to fact and that the person whose enrolment was the subject of the complaint is still entitled, and has continuously been entitled, to the enrolment in respect of which the complaint was made, > > > > > (h) reinstating any other name removed by mistake or which has been accidentally omitted, > > > > > (i) altering any particulars of the enrolment of a person necessitated— > > > > > > > (i) by a redistribution under Part 3, or > > > > > > > (ii) by the numbering or re-numbering or naming or re-naming of the person’s place of residence, or > > > > > > > (iii) by the naming or re-naming of a street, public place or locality, or > > > > > > > (iv) for any other similar reason.