Illustrative image. (source: SITA)
The Interior Ministry has launched a new web application through which citizens of Slovakia living abroad can register for the September parliamentary elections.
Important dates
July 2 - deadline for parties to submit candidate lists
August 9 - the last date to apply for voting from abroad
August 21 - the latest date the Interior Ministry will send voting materials
September 29 12:00 PM - deadline for receiving votes from abroad
September 30 - elections
Although the ministry had the system ready a few weeks ago, according to the law, it had to wait for the day of the elections' announcement on June 9.
The option to vote from abroad cannot be requested by e-mail anymore.
In the past, a Slovak voter living abroad but with permanent residence in Slovakia, turned to their municipality. If they no longer had a permanent residence in Slovakia, they contacted the Interior Ministry. Now, Slovak citizens abroad can register to vote from abroad only via a web application, or traditionally by post at the Interior Ministry. In the last elections, 49,000 Slovaks voted by mail from abroad. The ministry assumes that their number can increase with a simple application.
The daily Sme tested the new system and prepared a Q&A.
Q&A: How to vote from abroad?
What is the deadline to apply for the option to vote from abroad?
How do I fill out an electronic application in the web application?
What if I have already sent an email with a request to vote from abroad?
What if I am not technically proficient and do not want to apply to vote via the application?
What if I realize only after applying that I will be in Slovakia at the time of the elections?
1. What is the deadline to apply for the option to vote from abroad?
If one wants to vote from abroad, they must apply for the option no later than 52 days before the elections. Since the snap elections will take place on September 30, the last day to do so is August 9.
