Opinion on the Current Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) issued three previous Opinions and two sets of informal comments on several versions of the Draft Law on Amendments to the Law on the Unified Voter Register (LUVR), spanning from November 2024 to July 2025, including assessments of how the drafts addressed ODIHR recommendations put forward in its earlier informal comments and Opinions. The LUVR was adopted in 2009, and it regulates a single register of Serbian citizens, who have the right to vote. The Unified Voter Register (UVR) has been the subject of a number of long-standing recommendations put forward in ODIHR’s election observation reports that pertain to improving the accuracy and transparency of the voter lists. The proposed changes to the LUVR introduced through the various drafts reviewed by ODIHR in 2024 and 2025 relate to the public display of and access to the UVR and publication of information concerning the UVR, introduce new articles on personal data protection, and establish a process for auditing of the UVR.

ODIHR conducted this assessment of the current Draft Law within its mandate to assist the OSCE participating States in the implementation of their OSCE commitments, in particular, related to the electoral process. ODIHR welcomes the readiness of the Serbian authorities to follow up on the electoral recommendations provided herein and stands ready to assist the authorities of Serbia to further improve the electoral process.