HOW TO VOTE in Luxembourg

The European elections take part in Luxembourg on 26 May 2019. Anyone aged 18 or over can cast a vote. It’s also possible to vote by mail or abroad if certain conditions are met. Voting is compulsory.

The elections take place on 26 May 2019 in Luxembourg

Luxembourg citizens are obliged to vote at the polling station of the commune where they live. The address of the polling station is mentioned on the voting convocation that they receive before the elections.

In Luxembourg you have to be at least 18 to vote in the European elections.

Luxembourger nationals do not need to register in advance, as this is done automatically by the authorities.

Non-Luxembourgish EU citizens living in the Grand-Duchy can vote in Luxembourg if they are registered on the electoral roll for the European elections. The deadline is 17.00 CET on 28 February 2019.

Non-Luxembourgish EU citizens living in the Grand-Duchy can register in their commune or on myguichet.lu.

It is better to bring your ID as they might check it.

Yes, in Luxembourg it’s possible to vote by mail.

Any request to do so must be made at the commune where the citizen is registered.

The request can be submitted online via MyGuichet.lu or by mail (letter or pre-filled form). All further information (including on the deadlines) is available on this site (“How to request to vote by post for the European elections”).

Taking part in the European elections:

https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/citoyennete/elections.html (In French)
https://www.vdl.lu/vivre/demarches-administratives/participer-aux-elections

Legislation (in French): http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/recueil/elections/20180901

Yes, you can, but you have to register to vote by 17.00 CET on 28 February 2019, at the very latest, at your commune or via myguichet.lu.

Voters will elect six Parliament members in 2019, same as in the 2014 elections.

In Luxembourg there is just one national constituency, which means people across the country choose from the same lists of candidates.

There are no threshold provisions according to the law.

Under EU law, all countries must use voting systems that ensure proportional representation, which means that the number of elected members from each party depends on the share of electoral votes obtained by the party.

Luxembourg uses preferential voting, which gives the voters the option to indicate their preferences within the party list they choose. Candidates who receive the most preferences are more likely to be elected.

Candidates have to fulfil certain requirements that can be found on https://guichet.public.lu/en/citoyens/citoyennete/elections/elections-europeennes/candidat-election-europeennes.html

More information can be found on the official elections website in Luxembourg (in French): elect elections.lu ions.lu

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