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Voter Registration

Netherlands Netherlands

VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act): B1(1) http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Netherlands/Netherlands_Elections%20Act_1989am2009.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
b. Period of Residence
Comments: Section B1: 1) Members of the House of Representatives of the States General shall be elected by persons who are Dutch nationals on nomination day and have attained the age of eighteen years on polling day, with the exception of persons who have their actual place of residence in Aruba, Curaçao or St Maarten on nomination day. 2) This exception shall not apply to: (a) Dutch nationals who have been resident in the Netherlands for at least ten years; (b) Dutch nationals who are employed in the Dutch public service in Aruba, Curaçao or St Maarten and their Dutch spouses or partners and children, in so far as they have joint households.
Source: Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act): B1(1) http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Netherlands/Netherlands_Elections%20Act_1989am2009.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: c. Local Government Authority
Comments: Section D1(1): The municipal executive shall register the franchise of the residents of the municipality in the municipal records.
Source: OSCE/ODIHR 2012 Needs Assessment Report, sec. C: http://aceproject.org/ero-en/regions/europe/NL/the-netherlands-elections-assessment-mission/at_download/file
Verified: 2022/08/02
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: Voter registration is passive and based on extracts of the unified population register maintained by municipalities.
Source: OSCE ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission Report, The Netherlands Parliamentary Elections 17 March 2021 (5); https://www.osce.org/files/f/documents/4/0/478501.pdf Act of 28 September 1989 containing new provisions governing the franchise and elections (Elections Act): B1(1) http://hrlibrary.umn.edu/research/Netherlands/Netherlands_Elections%20Act_1989am2009.pdf
Verified: 2022/08/02
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