Thousands of people who died several decades ago are still listed in voter listscaught in the trap of the inertia force of the administrative machine. As a result, abstinence in practice is lower than recorded, however it is not possible to calculate the exact percentage. However, although the Constitution provides for compulsory voting, abstaining from elections even without a good reason does not carry any penalty after the revision of the 2001 Constitution.

Looking at the voter lists that will serve as the basis for the May 21 national elections, one can find many over 100 years old, some of whom no longer live, but are formally part of the electorate. In particular, there are currently 4,760,042 men and 5,049,998 women registered on the voter lists, totaling 9,810,040 potential voters, but it is estimated that about 10% of them cannot go to the polls either because they are not alive , or because he has been living abroad for decades, in which case he will not vote.

As a general rule, if someone does not provide a death certificate to the relevant municipality, the deceased is not removed from the electoral roll until the end of the century, because no one takes it upon themselves to exclude someone without thirty proof. In the last twenty years, according to the law, in order for someone to be buried or cremated, his relatives must present a death certificate, so it seems that the problem is gradually being solved. However, voter rolls include people who may have died within decadesbefore the entry into force of the law.

In order to solve the problem of the accumulation of persons over 100 years old on the electoral rolls, about a decade ago, the administration, by issuing a special circular, decided that every year those who – theoretically – on the basis of their date of birth are over 116 years old, are excluded from the electoral rolls. Why “cutter” set at 116 years old no one can explain, it was probably a choice that seemed safe to the decision makers. Based on this strategy, 9,800 people will be excluded from the voter lists next year. At the same time, however, it is impossible to calculate how many citizens registered in the family unit in their village and, consequently, in the voter lists, have been abroad for decades and are not going to vote. However, according to the law, citizens over 70 years of age who are abroad and who are more than 200 kilometers from their polling station on election day cannot vote.