The Voter List Act is to be amended to include individuals who turn 18 before the announcement of the election schedule.

Year
2025
Reform Domain
Electoral Process Electoral Process
Sub Domain
Updating the Voter List
Source of Reform Proposals
Electoral Reform Commission
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Action Implementation
Action Implementation
Stage of Implementation
Reform Proposed
Reform Proposed
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
This reform proposal has been articulated in the Electoral Reform Commission Report but has yet to be officially initiated.
Reform Initiated
Reform Initiated
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
EC will draft an amendment proposal to adjust eligibility cut-off dates for voter registration.
Legal and Policy Framework
Legal and Policy Framework
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The govt. issued the Voters' List (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. This allows the EC to publish and amend the voter list at any time of the year before the announcement of the election schedule.
Operationalisation
Operationalisation
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The EC set a schedule for publishing the draft voter list, filing claims, objections and correction applications, and disposing of the submitted applications, with a view to including citizens born on or before October 31, 2007, in the final voter list.
Action Implementation
Action Implementation
Last Update: 14-Dec-25
The EC finalised the voter list including citizens born on or before 31 October 2007, in the final voter list.
Observation
    The election schedule was published on 11 December 2025. The citizens who turned 18 years on or before 31 October 2025 had the scope for registering as a voter.
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Last Updated: 14th December 2025

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