YOUR GUIDE TO VOTING IN Slovakia

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When to Vote

8 June 2024

Mark your calendars!

Anyone aged 18 or over on the election day can vote if they have residency in Slovakia and hold either Slovak citizenship or the citizenship of another EU country. You can also vote if you’re a Slovak citizen without residency in an EU country other than Slovakia.

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Do I have an obligation to Vote?

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

Where can I vote?

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If you are a Slovak citizen voting in Slovakia

Since you’re a Slovak citizen, there is no need to register. You only need to show your Slovakian passport at the polling station you’re registered at. If you want to vote at a different polling station, you’ll have to ask your municipality for a voting card no later than a working day before the elections.

If you are a Slovak citizen voting from another EU country

Do you live in an EU country other than Slovakia? Unfortunately, you cannot vote for Slovak MEP candidates! 

Your only option is to vote in the EU country you live in. 

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

Do you live in a country outside the EU? Good news! You can vote in the European Elections! But since you can not vote by mail or proxy, you would have to vote in Slovakia in person on Election Day.

Since you’re a Slovak citizen, there is no need to register. You only need to show your Slovakian passport at the polling station you’re registered at. If you want to vote at a different polling station, you’ll have to ask your municipality for a voting card no later than a working day before the elections.

If you are EU citizen voting in Slovakia

As a legal resident in Slovakia, you can of course vote there! Make sure to register in the municipality where you have your official residence, to be on the voting list. You’ll need to bring your ID or your residence card to vote at the polling station you’re registered at.

Deadline to register: you have to register by 29 April 2024.

If you want to vote at a different polling station, you’ll have to ask your municipality for a voting card no later than a working day before the elections.

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

Do you have a disability or an illness? These forms of assistance available for you: 

  • you can choose someone to assist you in filling the ballot
  • if you cannot come to the polling station, you can request for a representative of the electoral commission to come to you with a portable ballot box
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fun facts

  • Slovakia joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.
  • Slovakia will have 15 members of the European Parliament, one more than the previous elections in 2019.
  • There is only one national constituency and everyone votes for the same list across the country.
  • Slovakia uses preferential voting, giving voters the option to indicate their preference on a party list.
  • The threshold for the European elections is at least 5% of the votes.
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