SECTION 74

(1) Electoral registers shall be permanent. They shall be revised every year throughout the national territory. (2) The annual revision of the electoral registers shall commence on 1 January and end on 31 August of every year. SECTION 75 (1) The Director General of Elections may, after obtaining the assent of the Electoral Board, order by decision, a thorough recompilation of the registers at the time of annual revision. (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 74 (2) and 75 (1) above, annual revision or, where applicable, the recompilation of electoral registers shall be suspended from the date of convening the electors. (3) In case of recompilation of electoral registers, the Director General of Elections may extend the period provided for in Section 74 (2) above by no more than 3 (three) months. (4) During the period of the revision of electoral registers, applications for expunging names or for modification shall be submitted to the commissions provided for under Section 52 above. Such commissions shall carry out the corresponding operations.