This page contains a non-binding extract of the Danish Ministry of Social Welfares Notice of participation in the European Parliament Elections in Denmark. Please read the Notice in full via the link in the left side before you fill out an application form. You can find the information in English, German, French and Polish at the Ministrys webpage.
EU citizens who are residents of Denmark and who by or before the election day have reached 18 years of age are entitled to participate in the elections in Denmark as voters as well as candidates. However, persons who have been deprived of their legal capacity, cf. section 6 (legally incapacitated) of the Guardianship Act, are disqualified from participating in the elections.
Voting is allowed in one EU member state only
No voter is allowed to cast his or her vote in the European Parliamentary elections in more than one EU member state. Your home country will be informed that you are enrolled in the electoral register in Denmark.
Enrolment in the electoral register before Monday, 4 May 2009
In order for you to exercise your voting right, you must first be enrolled in the electoral register. Via the link in the left side you have access to the relevant application form. Fill it out and forward it to the local national registration office in your residential municipality. The local national registration office must receive the application not later than Monday, 4 May 2009. In some cases the deadline is 11 May 2009 - consult the Notice from the Ministry of Social Welfare for further details.
After you have submitted your application for enrolment in the electoral register the local national registration office will inform you whether or not your application has been granted.
Not later than 5 days before election day will you receive a poll card indicating the specific polling station you will have to go to in order to vote on election day.
Advance voting up to Friday, 5 June 2009
If you are prevented from going to the polling station on election day, you have the option of casting your vote in advance. In Denmark you may cast your vote in advance at any local national registration office or citizen service centre – i.e. not limited to the local national registration office or citizen service centre of your residential municipality – as from Monday, 9 March 2009 up to and including Friday, 5 June 2009.
Advance voting if you are staying abroad
If you are staying abroad, you may cast your vote in advance at the local Danish embassy or consulate. Abroad you may cast your vote as from Monday, 9 March 2009. You must cast your vote well ahead of election day to ensure that it can be dispatched and received by the municipality that has your name recorded in its electoral register, before voting starts on the election day.
Evidence of identity
When casting your vote in advance you must produce evidence of your identity (passport, driving licence or similar).
Voting in your home country
For information on casting your vote in your home country, please contact your embassy or the competent authority in your home country. Additional information is obtainable from the electoral authorities of the individual EU member states; please see contact details on the website of the European Parliament.