Citizens should ensure registration of vote by Dec 31: DEC.

RAWALPINDI -- The citizens have been asked to ensure registration of votes either at the present or permanent addresses mentioned in their CNICs by December 31. According to District Election Commissioner, Malik Saleem Akhtar, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had provided a chance to the citizens to get their vote registered with the ECP as the ECP had announced Dec 31 as the last date for getting addresses changed in the voter list.

The voters who wanted their votes to be registered on their temporary address or got it changed from their temporary to permanent address could avail the facility by the deadline.

As per new election laws, a person will be considered to be resident of an electoral area mentioned in the CNIC. According to clause 27 of elections Act 2017, this can be either the temporary or permanent address given in the CNIC, he added. The forms for correction/change of address tagged 'form-21' are available on the ECP website or can be obtained from the office of district election commissioner...