YOUR GUIDE TO VOTING IN ROMANIA

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When to Vote

9 June 2024

Mark your calendars!

Anyone aged 18 or over on the election day can vote if they have residency in Romania and hold either Romanian citizenship or the citizenship of another EU country. 

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Do I have an obligation to Vote?

No, there is no legal obligation to vote. But you know what we say…use your vote anyway!

Where can I vote?

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If you are a Romanian citizen voting in Romania

If you live in Romania, you can vote at the polling station close to your official home address. And guess what?! You don’t have to register, the authorities will do it for you. However, if during election day, you wish to vote at another polling station, you can! You will just be added automatically to a supplementary list.

If you have recently changed your address, check with authorities if you are on the voters’ list of your new home address. 

If you are a Romanian citizen voting from another EU country

Do you live abroad or do you plan to travel during the election day? You can vote at any embassy, consulate or other organised polling station by the State. And guess what?! There is no need to register in advance. You can learn more here.

If you are an Romanian citizen voting from a country outside the EU

The same rules  apply when voting outside the European Union. Go to any embassy, consulate or polling station organised by the Romanian state and vote, without the need to register in advance. You can learn more here.

If you are EU citizen voting in Romania

As a legal resident in Romania, you can of course vote there! Make sure to register with the municipality in advance, and vote at the polling station close to your residence. You can vote at a different polling station during the election day, with the condition that the Chair of the polling station’s electoral bureau checks by phone with the county (or sector, if in Bucharest) authorities that you are registered on the voters’ list.

Deadline to register: you have to register no later than 60 days before election day.

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Voting Online
Can I vote online?
NO ✖ Unfortunately you cannot vote online in Romania.
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Voting by Mail
Can I vote by mail?
NO ✖ Voting by mail is not possible in Romania.
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Voting by Proxy
Can I vote by proxy?
NO ✖ Unfortunately you cannot vote by proxy in Romania.
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Voting & accessibility

Do you have a disability or an illness? If you cannot go to the polling station, there are forms of assistance available:

  • you can choose someone to assist you in filling the ballot
  • you can request a mobile polling station to cast your vote from home
  • some polling stations should be accessible for wheelchairs
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fun facts

  • Romania joined the European Union on 1 January 2007.
  • Romania will have 33 members of the European Parliament the same as in the previous elections in 2019.
  • There is only one national constituency and everyone votes for the same list across the country.
  • Romania uses closed lists, which does not allow voters to change the order of candidates on the list.
  • The threshold for the European elections is at least 5% of the votes. Independent candidates may be assigned a mandate if they have obtained a number of valid votes cast at least equal to the national electoral coefficient, the ratio between the total number of valid votes cast and the number of MEP mandates assigned to Romania.
  • The Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania, is the second largest administrative building in the world after the Pentagon.
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