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EU Citizen Voting Rights (UPDATE) | 107 comments (107 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: EU Citizen Voting Rights (none / 1)

In the UK I have to confirm annually by return of the statement or online that I am still at the same address and eligible to vote. Is this similar elsewhere or do you only register again if you move?

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 07:59:12 AM EST
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Re: EU Citizen Voting Rights (4.00 / 2)

In France, they resend you your carte d'électeur every other year or so. If you don't move, it's automatic; it you do move, you would not get the new carte and could not vote in the same place, unless you specifically ask for a new carte

But it's the same carte for all elections.

In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes

by Jerome a Paris (etg@eurotrib.com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 08:08:18 AM EST
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Ah that sounds similar except the carte is sent to each household (ie not to each individual) listing who is currently registered and asking if there are amendments. So if I moved but didn't declare that, I would have the opportunity to respond to the carte with my amendment at my new address.

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by In Wales (inwales aaat eurotrib.com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 08:28:19 AM EST
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Re: EU Citizen Voting Rights (4.00 / 2)

The voter registers are updated regularly by a special commission. They will strike off anyone for whom, for example, they have received notice from another electoral district (commune) that that person has registered to vote there. The commission also validates applications for registration.

The two French laws founding the right to vote for EU citizens specify that the the "complementary list" (ie non-French EU citizens) is to be updated under the same conditions as the general French list.

by afew (afew(a in a circle)eurotrib_dot_com) on Thu Jun 11th, 2009 at 09:23:36 AM EST
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