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I wish they made it easier to vote in these EU elections. I live abroad. For me to cast my vote I’d have to physically travel to my country’s embassy which is s
by ornornor 2y ago
I wish they made it easier to vote in these EU elections. I live abroad. For me to cast my vote I’d have to physically travel to my country’s embassy which is several hours travel away return during the voting hours. Or give proxy to someone living there (don’t know anyone since I’ve never lived in that city).
Meanwhile, Canada lets me vote by mail, no fuss, and they even send the ballot to my home address automatically every election.
Would that really be so hard to do for EU or national elections?
- praseodym 2y agoThe Netherlands does allow citizens living abroad to vote using mail-in ballots, so it’s something that your country has to arrange.
- arianvanp 2y agoThe EU elections allow you to either vote in your country of residence or in your country of birth. You just need to register beforehand and you'll just be able to vote at a local ballot. Here in Germany they even actively inform you of that choice. I got a letter both from the dutch government and the German government that I can make a decision to either vote in Germany or in Netherlands
- ornornor 2y agoYes, I’m not saying it’s impossible. I still need to travel to my residence country’s capital which is several hours away and not free to get to in order to cast my vote in person. That’s quite a hurdle and I’m not surprised that participation is so low as a result.
- timeon 2y agoYou can vote at embassy? I need to travel back to the actual country.
- darkwater 2y agoI'm in the same situation because I forgot to change the country, but you totally have the right to vote for the EU country of residence.
- Strom 2y agoIt's up to your country to determine how tedious they want to make it. For a counter example, as an Estonian citizen, I can vote in these EU elections via the internet using my private, government certified, P-384 key.