Notices (publication date 24 April 2024)
Pursuant to the Legislative Decree of 24 June 1994, n. 408, can vote abroad for the election of Italy’s representatives to the European Parliament:
– Italian citizens resident in a member state of the European Union and registered with AIRE;
– Italian citizens and their family members cohabiting with them who are temporarily in an EU member country for study or work reasons, by submitting to the diplomatic-consular representation competent for the place of temporary domicile an application addressed to the Mayor of the Italian Municipality in the whose electoral lists they are registered. The request must be submitted no later than the eightieth day before the last day of voting.
Voting abroad for members of the EP belonging to Italy is carried out at the polling stations established by the consular offices. The voter receives the electoral certificate from the Italian Ministry of the Interior at his address of residence abroad, indicating the polling station at which he can vote, as well as the opening date and time for voting.
If the voter does not receive the electoral certificate by the 5th day before the voting day, he can contact the competent consular office to verify his electoral position and request the replacement certificate for admission to vote.
The Italian voter residing abroad in an EU country, or temporarily domiciled there for study or work reasons (who has submitted an application to vote abroad within the established deadlines), if he returns to Italy, can vote at his Municipality of electoral registration: in this case, an explicit request must be made to the Mayor of the aforementioned Municipality by the day before the vote.
The Italian voter residing abroad and registered with AIRE can also opt to vote for the candidates for the seats belonging to the member country in which he resides; in this case he will vote at the polling stations established by the authorities of the member country of foreign residence.
Double voting is prohibited: if you vote in favor of a candidate for the seats held by Italy, you will also not be able to vote for a candidate for the seats held by the EU member country of residence and vice versa. This prohibition applies even if the voter holds multiple citizenships of European Union member countries: he will be able to exercise the right to vote for the representatives belonging to only one of the states of which he is a citizen. Obviously, double voting is also criminally sanctioned in the sense that those who vote for the representatives due to Italy at the electoral sections established abroad by diplomatic-consular offices will NOT also be able to do so at the electoral sections in Italy, and vice versa.
Italian citizens who are permanently resident in an EU country and registered with AIRE and who have not opted to vote in favor of the representatives belonging to the EU member country of residence will be admitted to vote for the candidates for the seats belonging to Italy without need to submit any declaration.
Italian citizens residing in a country that is not a member of the European Union
Italian citizens residing in countries NOT members of the European Union can vote for Italy’s representatives in the European Parliament at the Municipality of electoral registration in Italy. To this end, by the twentieth day following the publication of the decree convening the electoral rallies, they will receive a notice postcard from the aforementioned Municipality.
