Applying to vote by post in European elections
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All voters on the electoral roll elect 6 Luxembourgish members to the European Parliament every 5 years.
Voting in the European elections is mandatory for all registered voters, regardless of their nationality (Luxembourg or another EU Member State). Voters may not be represented by a proxy.
A postal voting system has been put in place for all voters in order to prevent abstention.
Requests for a postal vote must be made to the commune in which the voter is registered.
Who is concerned
All voters, whether Luxembourg citizens or nationals of another Member State of the European Union (EU), can vote by correspondence during the European elections.
Postal voting is also allowed for Luxembourg nationals residing abroad.
Prerequisites
Voters must first be registered on the electoral list.
Deadlines
The request for postal voting must be sent to the commune where the voter is voting:
- at the earliest 12 weeks and at the latest 25 days before election day, if the poll card is sent to an address in Luxembourg; For the election on 9 June 2024, the application must therefore reach the College of Mayor and Aldermen no earlier than Monday 18 March 2024 and no later than Wednesday 15 May 2024;
- at the earliest 12 weeks and at the latest 40 days before election day, if the poll card must be sent abroad; For the election on 9 June 2024, the application must therefore reach the College of Mayor and Aldermen no earlier than Monday 18 March 2024 and no later than Tuesday 30 April 2024;
How to proceed
Applying for a postal vote
Voters who wish to vote by post during the European elections must inform the commune where they are registered and request their poll card.
The request can be made:
- either online via MyGuichet.lu (see 'Online services and forms' below) or via the MyGuichet.lu mobile application.
- or by post (on plain paper or on a pre-printed form to be obtained from the communal administration where the voter is registered to vote).
If the application is submitted by electronic means, it must be signed by the voter using their electronic ID card or their LuxTrust product before submitting it via MyGuichet.lu.
Please note: The application has been correctly submitted to the relevant administration if the 'Status' column of the procedure in 'MyGuichet.lu / My procedures' shows 'Sent'. The submission of the request will be confirmed to the voter by email sent to the address indicated in MyGuichet.lu.
Voters must provide:
- their name(s);
- first name(s);
- date and place of birth;
- home address; and
- the address to which the poll card has to be sent.
Voters must solemnly declare that they have not been stripped of the right to vote.
Whenever the application for postal voting is submitted by post, the Luxembourg voter domiciled abroad has to attach a copy of their valid Luxembourg ID card or passport.
Upon receipt of the request, the commune checks if:
- the application contains the required information and documents;
- the applicant is registered on the electoral roll;
Rejection of the application
If the request for a postal vote is rejected, the commune sends the refusal to the applicant 35 days before the vote at the latest.
Receiving the poll card
If the request for postal voting is accepted, the commune will send the poll card by registered mail to the voter.
The poll card is sent, at the latest:
- 15 days before the election, if the voter lives in Luxembourg;
- 30 days before the election, if the voter resides abroad.
The poll card contains the following information:
- the list of candidates;
- instructions for postal voting in a European election;
- a non-transparent, standard-type, duly stamped envelope;
- duly stamped ballot papers;
- an envelope, for the mailing of the electoral envelope, bearing the words 'Élections - Vote par correspondance', the name of the polling station to which the vote is to be sent in the bottom right-hand corner and the reference number, surname, first name(s) and address of the voter.
An alphabetical list of voters having applied for a postal vote will be prepared, including the surname, first name(s), date and place of birth, domicile and current address of each voter. The response given to each request is noted opposite the applicant's name. Voters appearing on this list may not choose another voting method.
Completing and sending the ballot
The voter completes the ballot paper.
Visually impaired voters can use the tactile voting model to express their vote.
To send the ballot to the polling station, voters must place the ballot paper, duly completed and folded, with the stamp showing on the outside, in the electoral envelope. The electoral envelope must be placed inside the postal envelope and sent by ordinary post.
The envelope containing the ballot must be received by the appropriate polling station on the day of the election before 14.00 at the latest.
Who to contact
Communal administrations
- Address:
- Luxembourg
Related procedures and links
Procedures
Links
Further information
-
Élections.public.lu
Official elections website of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
-
Commune directory (French only)
on the website of the Association of Luxembourg Cities and Communes (Syvicol)
