Finalisation of the electoral rolls and appeals (Art. 12-20)

On the first Friday following the dissolution order:

• provisional finalisation of the rolls;
• publication of notice that the provisional rolls have been filed.

87^th-79^th day prior to the election date:

• inspection of the rolls by the public;
• lodging of complaints with the board of mayor and aldermen;
• any citizen may produce documents, and receive a receipt, on behalf of people who are not included on the current rolls but have the right to be included.

No later than the 73^rd day prior to the election: posting of the list of appeals filed (each citizen may inspect and take a copy).

No later than the 72^nd day prior to the election:

• the board of mayor and aldermen rules on all appeals at a public meeting;
• if the board of mayor and aldermen decides to remove a voter from the electoral rolls, the voter is informed within 48 hours, by letter sent to the voter's address, including the reasons for the removal;
• notice of the removal is sent by post with receipt requested. If the person in question has moved to another commune, a copy of the notice is sent to the mayor of that commune.

72^nd day prior to the election date:

• electoral rolls definitively closed;
• publication of a notice that the additional roll of newly registered voters has been filed.

Within eight days of the closing of the rolls, the communal administration sends the Minister of the Interior a copy of the final and additional rolls. If the deadline falls on a Saturday, it is extended to the following Monday.

72^nd-58^th day prior to the election date: inspection of the rolls by the public.

Appeal to the administrative court (Art. 21-30)

No later than the 65^th day prior to the election:

• the appeal petition must be filed with the court clerk;
• the petition is served on the defendant or interested third parties by the bailiff.

Prior to the 60^th day before the elections:

• the defendant and interested third parties may be represented by a lawyer, in which case the lawyer must be appointed prior to the 60^th day before the election;
• as soon as notice of the lawyer's appointment has been filed with the clerk's office, the petitioner forwards a copy of the documents filed.

No later than the 58^th day prior to the election: any objection filed by third parties by way of petition is served on the parties.

No later than the 44^th day prior to the election: the administrative court returns its verdict.