Elections for European Parliament - INFORMATION FOR VOTERS [ENG]
With regards to this year’s elections for European Parliament on May 26th, 2019, the voters, the citizens of the European Union, without Polish nationality but registered on the territory of the Polish Republic have the right to vote and have two possibilities for it:
VOTING FOR CANDIDATES FROM POLAND:
In Kraków (Cracow), EU-citizens not of Polish nationality can vote if regisered in the voter’s registry of the municipality (City) of Kraków. In accordance with art. 10 § 1 pkt 2 of the code (law) for voting as EU-citizen without having Polish nationality, who are:
- at the age of 18 years (on the day of voting at the latest),
- according to law, registered as permanent resident in Poland,
- included into the voter’s register,
- not limited or disabled in their rights to exercise their right to vote in the member-state of the European Union of which said person is a citizen.
You can include yourself to the voter’s registry at the administrative department of the City of Kraków in one of the following locations:
- Al. Powstania Warszawskiego 10, 7th floor, rooms 710 and 712
- ul. Wielickiej 28A, 1st floor, windows 7 and 8
- os. Zgody 2, level floor, room 10
The applicant should bring along:
- Application form to be written into the voter’s registry: link to the application form (in Polish) https://u-work.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wybory-do-Parlamentu-Europejskiego-Wniosek-PL.docx; another link to the application form (in English) https://u-work.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wybory-do-Parlamentu-Europejskiego-Wniosek-ENG-doc.doc
- Declaration, link to the application form (in Polish) https://u-work.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wybory-do-Parlamentu-Europejskiego-Deklaracja-PL-1.docx; another link to the application form (in English) https://u-work.pl/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Wybory-do-Parlamentu-Europejskiego-Deklaracja-ENG-1-doc.doc
- Photo copy of a valid identification document of the applicant.
- A document confirming identity of applicant (original) – for viewing.
The procedure includes no payments and takes three days from the day of the application. You can apply to be written into the Registry between 08:00 AM – 15:00 PM. After being included into the Registry, you have the right to vote for candidates from Poland.
VOTING FOR A CANDIDATE FROM YOUR COUNTRY
In the district subject to the Consulate General in Kraków, citizens of respected countries residing in Poland, can vote on the consular electoral lists.
Please report to your Consulate and register yourself onto the consular electoral lists.