YOUR GUIDE TO VOTING IN SLOVENIA

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 Slovenia and hold either Slovenian citizenship or the citizenship of another EU country.

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?

If you are a Slovenian citizen voting in Slovenia

If you live in Slovenia, you can vote at the polling station close to where you live. And guess what?! You don’t have to register, the authorities will do it for you.

If you can’t vote on the 9th of June, you could do it also earlier at the polling stations created for this purpose (OMNIA), from Tuesday to Thursday. You can learn more here. To vote in advance at a different polling station, you have to let the authorities know at least 3 days before the elections.

If you are a Slovenian citizen voting from another EU country

Do you live abroad, without a permanent residence in Slovenia? To vote, you do not need to register as the authorities already have a special voters list for those who have emigrated from Slovenia. All you have to do is to vote in person at the polling stations created in embassies and consulates abroad, by mail or in Slovenia, at the OMNIA (voting in advance) polling stations.

If you plan to travel temporarily abroad on election day, but you have a permanent residence in Slovenia, then you have to inform the State Election Commission that you wish to vote abroad. Afterwards, you can vote just as any Slovenian citizen living abroad.

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

The same rules apply when voting outside the European Union (check above).

If you are EU citizen voting in Slovenia

As a legal resident in Slovenia, you can of course vote there! Make sure to register with the Ministry of Interior to be included on the voters’ list. You can submit a form by post or in person at their official address. You can find more information here.

Deadline to register: we recommend you do it as soon as possible since authorities will create the voters list at least 15 days before the election day.

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Voting Online

Can I vote online?

NO ✖ Unfortunately you cannot vote online in Slovenia.

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Voting by Mail

Can I vote by mail?

NO ✖ Unfortunately you cannot vote by mail, unless you are in a special facility such as a hospital or penal institution.

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 ask for a mobile polling station at home or vote by post
some polling stations should be accessible for people with disabilities
you can bring a person to assist you with casting your vote
Braille templates are available for visually impaired people

fun facts

Slovenia joined the European Union on 1 May 2004.
Slovenia will have 9 members of the European Parliament, one more than in the previous elections in 2019.
There is only one national constituency and everyone votes for the same list across the country.
Slovenia uses preferential voting, giving voters the option to indicate their preference on a party list.
There is no threshold for the European elections.
The linden tree is a symbol for the Slovenian people. The tree can survive centuries and it represents love, friendship, and loyalty in Slovenia.
The pen is mightier than the sword. In 1887, a group of liberal-minded people forced the Communist leadership of the country to adopt democracy, through just one article published by the Nova revija, a popular newspaper.