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Voting Operations
VO003
Electors vote at
Question: Where can electors vote?
Answer(s):
a . At a specified polling station in the locality where they are registered at national elections
Comments:
Source: Electoral law, Art. 143(1): https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/21
VO004
Voting outside the country is permitted for
Question: Who can vote from outside the country?
Answer(s):
b . Citizens residing outside the country c . Citizens outside the country (including those on vacation) d . Members of the armed forces e . Students f . Diplomatic staff
Comments: The following individuals may also be eligible to vote by correspondence in legislative elections:
a) Voters who, for duly justified professional or personal reasons, are unable to appear in person at their assigned polling station;
b) Luxembourgers residing abroad.
Source: Electoral law, Art. 1(2), 168: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/21
VO005
Locations for voting outside of the country
Question: If voting outside the country is permitted, at what places?
Answer(s):
e . By mail
Comments: Article 169
Any voter admitted to vote by correspondence under the above provisions must notify the municipal council (Collège des bourgmestre et échevins) of their municipality of registration and request their invitation to vote via a simple letter.
The municipality of registration in Luxembourg is defined as:
The municipality of residence;
If not applicable, the municipality of the last residence;
If not applicable, the municipality of birth;
If none of these apply, the City of Luxembourg.
Article 170
The request must be made on plain paper or a pre-printed form obtainable from the local municipal administration. It must include:
The voter’s name, first name(s), date and place of birth, profession, and residence;
The address where the invitation to vote should be sent.
For voters residing abroad, a certified copy of their valid passport must be attached to the request.
The applicant must declare in writing, under oath, that they have not been deprived of their voting rights under Article 52 of the Constitution or Article 6 of the Electoral Law.
Source: Electoral law, Art. 168-170 and 181: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/21
VO011
Voting method
Question: How do electors cast their votes?
Answer(s):
a . Manually marking of ballots
Comments: A voter who, using a pencil, pen, ballpoint pen, or a similar instrument, fills in the white circle in the box at the top of a list or marks it with a cross (+ or x) endorses the entire list. This action assigns one vote to each candidate on that list.
Each cross (+ or x) marked in one of the boxes next to the names of the candidates counts as one vote for that candidate.
Any circle that is even partially filled, and any cross, even imperfect, is considered a valid vote unless it is evident that the voter intended to make the ballot identifiable.
Source: Electoral law, Art. 143: https://legislationline.org/sites/default/files/documents/68/Luxembourg_electoral%20code_2003_amended2016_FR.pdf
Verified: 2024/11/21
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