Who can vote? 

In Italy you have the right to vote in the European elections if: 

• has reached the age of 18; 

• you are an Italian or European Union citizen legally resident in Italy, or an Italian citizen residing abroad; 

• registered as a voter by the deadline (for EU citizens voting in Italy). 

What documents should be brought to the polling station? 

In order to exercise the right to vote at the section electoral office on whose lists you are registered, you will have to show a valid identification document and the electoral card. 

Where can I vote? 

National of Italy or of a Member State voting in Italy 

• You vote at the polling station in which you are registered, indicated on the electoral card and corresponding to the section in which the place of residence is included.
To know your polling station, you must contact your municipality of residence.
Special voting conditions are laid down for hospital residents, voters suffering from infirmities such as to make it impossible for them to leave their home, prisoners, non-ambulatory voters in sections other than their own if this is not accessible. Military, police, firefighters and sailors can vote in the municipality where they are due to service. 

Italian citizen voting from another EU Member State 

• You must vote at the polling stations set up abroad by the Italian diplomatic and consular offices of the country in which you live.
Once registered, the Italian Ministry of the Interior sends an electoral certificate to its home. It shall contain information on the place of voting, the date and time of the vote. If you have not received your electoral certificate, you should contact your relevant consulate to verify your electoral status. 

• Italians residing in another EU country who wish to vote in Italy as an alternative to voting abroad – may do so in the Italian municipality on whose electoral roll they are registered. To this end, it is necessary to communicate this intention to the Mayor of your municipality and present the electoral certificate received for voting abroad.

For all information on voting abroad, please refer to: website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 

Italian citizen voting from a non-EU country 

• You can vote only in the Italian municipality to which you belong as a voter.

Where can I register for voting? 

Italian citizens voting in Italy 

• It is not necessary to register as registration on the electoral roll is done ex officio by the competent authorities of the municipality of residence. In case of recent change of residence, it is advisable to check the correct registration with the new municipality. 

EU citizens voting in Italy 

• It is necessary to register in advance by sending the request to the Mayor of the municipality in which you reside, in order to be included in the designated electoral list. 

Italian citizens voting in another EU country 

• You are automatically registered on the Italian electoral roll by the national authorities. However, you must ensure that you are registered with the Register of Italians Resident Abroad (AIRE).

Italian citizens voting from outside the EU 

• It is automatically registered on the Italian electoral roll by the Italian national authorities. However, you must ensure that you are registered in the Register of Italians Resident Abroad (AIRE).
You will receive a communication from the municipality in whose electoral lists you have registered within twenty days of the publication of the decree concerning the elections.

What is the deadline to register for voting? 

Italian citizens voting in Italy 

• If you are an Italian citizen, you do not need to register because registration on the electoral roll is done ex officio by the competent authorities of the municipality of residence. In case of recent change of residence, it is advisable to check the correct registration with the new municipality. 

EU citizens voting in Italy 

• To vote, you must register within 90 days before the date of the elections. 

Italian citizens voting from another EU country 

• You do not need to register as you are automatically registered on the Italian electoral roll by the Italian national authorities.

Italian citizens voting from outside the EU 

• You do not need to register as you are automatically registered on the Italian electoral roll by the Italian national authorities.

For all information on voting abroad, please refer to: website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. 

How many members will be elected?

It will go to the polls in 2024 to elect 76 members of the European Parliament. 

Who are the candidates? 

Candidates for the European elections, presented on the list by each party or political group, are Italian citizens who must have reached the age of 25 by the day set for the elections, or citizens of other Member States, resident in Italy and registered on the appropriate added lists, who meet the requirements for eligibility to stand as a candidate in the European Parliament laid down by Italian law and have not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in their Member State of origin. 

What kind of support is available for voters with disabilities? 

• Voters Inpatients in hospitals and nursing homes may be eligible to vote at the place of admission, provided that they are entered on the electoral roll of any municipality in the national territory. They can vote in the place of hospitalization or care upon presentation of the electoral card and a specific certificate issued by the Mayor at the request of the interested parties. 

• Voters suffering from severe infirmity for whom it is not possible to leave the home, they will be able to exercise their vote from home during the hours in which the vote is open by presenting a health certification issued free of charge by the ASL upon request to the Mayor of their municipality. 

• Voters non-ambulatory, if registered at an inaccessible polling station, they may exercise the right to vote in another section of the municipality that is allocated to a place with the appropriate characteristics, by submitting a medical certificate issued free of charge by the ASL directly to the president of the chosen polling station. Some municipalities also organise public transport services to make it easier to reach the alternative polling station. 

• Voters physically prevented may exercise their right to vote with the assistance of another voter from their family or, failing that, of a chosen accompanying person who may be entered on the electoral roll of any Italian municipality. To this end, it is necessary to submit the health documentation issued free of charge by the ASL. Alternatively, you can obtain from your municipality’s electoral office a permanent record of your assisted voting rights on your electoral card. For the assisted vote of blind voters, it is sufficient to show the name book issued by the INPS.