The Malawi Electoral Commission declared the period 26 - 30 April 2004 for the Inspection and Verification of the Voters register. This decision was made pursuant to Section 31 of the Malawi Electoral Law, which states that "a voters register shall be open to inspection, for purposes of verifying the entries therein, by voters, representatives of political parties and international observers, and for this purpose the Commission shall make copies of voters registers and post them for inspection at appropriate public places made known to the public."