{"id":177,"date":"2023-04-11T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T15:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambmogadiscio.esteri.it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-elettorali\/"},"modified":"2025-05-07T16:01:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T13:01:44","slug":"servizi-elettorali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambmogadiscio.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-elettorali\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral services"},"content":{"rendered":"

Italian citizens residing abroad and registered with AIRE<\/strong> may exercise the right to vote abroad in their place of residence for elections to members of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, for abrogative and constitutional referendums pursuant to art. 75 and 138 of the Constitution and for the elections of members of the European Parliament due to Italy. Where established, citizens can also participate in the election of the Committees of Italians residing abroad (COMITES). Voting abroad is not provided for the election of regional, municipal and provincial councils, nor for local referendums.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Voting<\/span> abroad<\/span> for<\/span> political<\/span> elections<\/span> and<\/span> national<\/span> referendums<\/span><\/strong> is<\/span> regulated<\/span> by<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 459<\/span> of 27<\/span> December<\/span> 2001<\/span> and<\/span> its<\/span> implementing<\/span> regulation<\/span> (<\/span>Presidential<\/span> Decree<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 104<\/span> of 2<\/span> April<\/span> 2003<\/span>).<\/span> For<\/span> political<\/span> elections<\/span>,<\/span> Italian<\/span> citizens<\/span> vote<\/span> for<\/span> candidates<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> Foreign<\/span> Constituency<\/span><\/strong>,<\/span> provided<\/span> for<\/span> by<\/span> Articles<\/span> 48<\/span>,<\/span> 56<\/span> and<\/span> 57<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Constitution<\/span>.<\/span> Citizens<\/span> temporarily<\/span> domiciled<\/span> abroad<\/span> for<\/span> a<\/span> period<\/span> of<\/span> at<\/span> least<\/span> three<\/span> months<\/span><\/strong> for<\/span> work<\/span>,<\/span> study<\/span> or<\/span> medical<\/span> treatment<\/span> can<\/span> also<\/span> be<\/span> eligible<\/span> to<\/span> vote<\/span>.<\/span> To<\/span> participate<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> postal<\/span> vote<\/span>, these<\/span> citizens<\/span> must<\/span> submit<\/span> a specific<\/span> application<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> municipality<\/span> of<\/span> residence<\/span><\/strong> by<\/span> the<\/span> 32<\/span>nd <\/sup>before<\/span> the<\/span> day<\/span> of<\/span> voting<\/span> in<\/span> Italy<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Voting<\/span> abroad<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> of<\/span> Italian<\/span> representatives<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Parliament<\/span><\/strong> is<\/span> instead<\/span> regulated<\/span> by<\/span> Law<\/span> No<\/span>.<\/span> 18<\/span> of <\/span>24<\/span>\u00a0<\/sup>January<\/span> 1979<\/span> and<\/span> by<\/span> Decree<\/span>–<\/span>Law<\/span> No<\/span>.<\/span> 408<\/span> of<\/span> 24<\/span> June<\/span> 1994<\/span> (<\/span>converted<\/span> into<\/span> Law<\/span> No<\/span>.<\/span> 483<\/span> of<\/span> 3<\/span> August<\/span> 1994<\/span>).<\/span> Unlike<\/span> the<\/span> electoral<\/span> consultations<\/span> regulated<\/span> by<\/span> Law<\/span> 459<\/span>\/<\/span>2001<\/span>,<\/span> only<\/span> compatriots<\/span> residing<\/span> in<\/span> an<\/span> EU<\/span> member<\/span> country<\/span> and<\/span> registered<\/span> with<\/span> AIRE<\/span> can<\/span> participate<\/span> in<\/span> the elections<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> European<\/span> Parliament<\/span><\/strong> (<\/span>these<\/span> compatriots<\/span> can<\/span>,<\/span> however<\/span>,<\/span> opt<\/span> to<\/span> participate<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> of<\/span> representatives<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> EP<\/span> due <\/span>to<\/span> the<\/span> member<\/span> country<\/span> of<\/span> residence<\/span>).<\/span> Also<\/span> in<\/span> this<\/span> case<\/span>,<\/span> the<\/span> vote<\/span> is<\/span> allowed<\/span> for<\/span> compatriots<\/span> temporarily<\/span> present<\/span> abroad<\/span> (<\/span>in<\/span> an<\/span> EU<\/span> member<\/span> country<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong> for<\/span> work<\/span> or<\/span> study<\/span> reasons<\/span>,<\/span> subject<\/span> to <\/span>a<\/span> specific<\/span> request<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> submitted<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> eightieth<\/span> day<\/span> before<\/span> the<\/span> last<\/span> day<\/span> of<\/span> voting<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> diplomatic<\/span>–<\/span>consular<\/span> representation<\/span><\/strong> competent<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> basis<\/span> of<\/span> their<\/span> temporary<\/span> domicile<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Italian voters residing abroad and duly registered with AIRE may also vote for the election of representatives of the COMITES \u2013 Committees of Italians Abroad (Law no. 286 of 23 October 2003, and ), provided that they have been resident in the consular district for at least six months<\/strong> on the date of the elections and provided that at least three thousand Italians reside in the constituency (below this threshold the law does not provide for the election of COMITES). In this case, therefore, compatriots who are only temporarily present abroad cannot be admitted.<\/p>\n

Main<\/span> additional<\/span> general<\/span> rules<\/span> on<\/span> electoral<\/span> matters<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 212<\/span> of 4<\/span> April<\/span> 1956<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Rules<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> regulation<\/span> of<\/span> electoral<\/span> propaganda<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Presidential<\/span> Decree<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 361<\/span> of 30<\/span> March<\/span> 1957<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Consolidated<\/span> text<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> laws<\/span> containing<\/span> rules<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Chamber<\/span> of<\/span> Deputies<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Presidential<\/span> Decree<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 223<\/span> of 20<\/span> March<\/span> 1967<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Consolidated<\/span> text<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> laws<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> regulation<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> active<\/span> electorate<\/span> and<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> maintenance<\/span> and<\/span> revision<\/span> of<\/span> the electoral<\/span> lists<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 352<\/span> of 25<\/span> May<\/span> 1970<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Rules<\/span> on<\/span> referendums<\/span> provided<\/span> for<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Constitution<\/span> and<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> legislative<\/span> initiative<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> people<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 515<\/span> of 10<\/span> December<\/span> 1993<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Regulation<\/span> of<\/span> electoral<\/span> campaigns<\/span> for<\/span> election<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Chamber<\/span> of<\/span> Deputies<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Senate<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Republic<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Legislative<\/span> Decree<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 533<\/span> of<\/span> 20<\/span> December<\/span> 1993<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Consolidated<\/span> text<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> laws<\/span> containing<\/span> rules<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Senate<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Republic<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 28<\/span> of 22<\/span> February<\/span> 2000<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Provisions<\/span> for<\/span> equal<\/span> access<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> media<\/span> during<\/span> electoral<\/span> and<\/span> referendum<\/span> campaigns<\/span> and<\/span> for<\/span> political<\/span> communication<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 62<\/span> of <\/span>16<\/span> April<\/span> 2002<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Amendments<\/span> and<\/span> additions<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> provisions<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> law<\/span> relating<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> electoral<\/span> procedure<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 61<\/span> of<\/span> 2<\/span> March<\/span> 2004<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Rules<\/span> on<\/span> electoral<\/span> crimes<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Law<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 270<\/span> of <\/span>21<\/span> December<\/span> 2005<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Amendments<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> rules<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> election<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Chamber<\/span> of<\/span> Deputies<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Senate<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Republic<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/span> Legislative<\/span> Decree<\/span> no<\/span>.<\/span> 71<\/span> of<\/span> 3<\/span> February<\/span> 2011<\/span> \u2013<\/span> Organization<\/span> and<\/span> functions<\/span> of<\/span> consular<\/span> offices<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

To consult the Italian legislation in the current text, it is suggested to visit the website www.normattiva.it<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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