All voters on the electoral roll elect 6 Luxembourgish members to the European Parliament (EP) every 5 years.

Voting in the European elections is mandatory for all registered voters, regardless of their nationality (Luxembourg or of another EU Member State). Voters may not be represented by proxy.

A postal voting system has been put in place for all voters in order to prevent abstention.

The request for a postal vote must be made to the commune in which the voter is registered.

Who is concerned

Each voter, whether a Luxembourg citizen or a national 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

The voter 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;
• at the earliest 12 weeks and at the latest 40 days before election day, if the poll card must be sent abroad;

How to proceed

Applying for a postal vote

An voter wishing to vote by mail during the European elections must inform the commune and request the poll card.

The request can be made:

• electronically via MyGuichet.lu;
• by post (on free paper or on a pre-printed form to be obtained from the voter's commune of residence).

Voters must provide:

• their name(s);
• first name(s);
• date and place of birth;
• 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:

• they must possess full civil and political rights;
• they cannot:
  • have been convicted of a criminal offence;
  • have been stripped of the right to vote following a conviction for lesser offences;
  • be an adult under guardianship.

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 voting by postal vote in a European election;
• a non-transparent, standard-type, duly stamped envelope;
• duly stamped ballot papers;
• an envelope, for the transmission of the electoral envelope which must bear the indication "Elections - Vote par correspondance", the indication of the polling station on the lower right corner of the envelope and the reference number, name, 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.

The visually impaired voter 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.

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