As from the 12th of February 2014, the Identity Cards Unit was transferred to Identità.

It was agreed that Identità would accept applications related to Maltese Citizens’ electoral data on behalf of the Electoral Office.

The facial image and information captured to produce the actual e-ID card are passed to the Electoral Office and used for election-related purposes, including the printing of voting documents and the publication of electoral registers.

• Persons applying for the first time (including disenfranchised persons) are required to fill in and sign Electoral Forms 1 and 4.
• Persons applying to change their residential address are required to fill in and sign Electoral Form 2.
• Persons applying to change their surname and address are required to fill in and sign Electoral Form 2A.
• Persons applying to correct any information are required to fill in and sign the Electoral Form 3.