The next elections are on Wednesday 6 June 2024 for the European Parliament. On this day, citizens get to decide who gets to represent the Netherlands in Europe for the upcoming 5 years. Do you want to live in a Europe where everyone feels welcome, where climate change is addressed and with affordable housing for everyone? If the answer is YES, then vote for the only green, left-wing and progressive party in Eindhoven: GroenLinks-PvdA!
All EU citizens of 18 years and older are allowed to vote in these elections.
Do you have an EU passport? You are allowed to vote. You can vote in your own country, or register to vote in the Netherlands via the Eindhoven municipal website.
Are you a non-EU citizen? Then you are not eligible to vote in these elections.
At least 14 days before the election, all eligible voters automatically receive a personal voting card in the mail. Take this card and a valid proof of ID to any polling station within the Eindhoven area on the day of the election to vote.
The card confirms to the polling station staff that you have not already voted at another polling station, as it has authenticity features and a unique identifying number. A passport or driver’s license counts as valid proof of ID and may be expired for up to 5 years.
You can also authorize another EU citizen to vote on your behalf. This can be done on the voting card you receive in the mail. Fill in the information, and give the card together with (a copy of) your ID/passport to the one voting on your behalf, and your vote can be cast.
Your voting card contains the address of the polling station closest to where you live. However, you may also vote at another polling station of your choice within the municipality. You are allowed to vote at every polling station within the municipality, but not outside of it.
To be allowed to vote, you must be registered to vote in the Netherlands. This is to make sure that you will not vote in a different country as well, for example, your country of origin. To do so, you need to fill in this document 44 days beforehand, so before 23 April 2024. This also works for Dutch citizens living abroad. You can also vote in your country of origin, you do not need to register anything for this. More information on how to vote in each country can be found on the website of the European Parliament.
In the Netherlands, we have five types of elections: municipal elections (gemeenteraad), provincial elections (Provinciale Staten), elections for the waterboard (Waterschap), national elections (Tweede Kamer), and elections for the European Parliament. Most take place every four years, but it is possible to have national re-elections before the four-year term has expired.
Almost everyone who is a registered citizen of a municipality can vote. If you have an EU passport and are 18 years or older, you are eligible to vote. If you do not have an EU passport, you must have lived in the Netherlands for 5 years to be eligible to vote.
You will get a voting pass around 2 weeks before the elections at your registered address. You can only vote in the municipality you live in.
You can only vote with a Dutch passport.
Everyone who is a registered citizen of a municipality can vote. If you are 18 years or older, you can vote, no matter your country of origin.
You will get a voting pass around 2 weeks before the elections at your registered address. You can only vote in the municipality you live in.
You can only vote with a Dutch passport.
Only EU citizens are eligible to vote. You need to register yourself to be able to vote in the Netherlands via an official form, otherwise you will vote for your EU country of origin.
You will get a voting pass around 2 weeks before the elections at your registered address. You can only vote in the municipality you live in.
