71 Amendments of Leila CHAIBI related to 2020/2220(INL)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
— having regard to the Declaration of 9 May 1950 that proposed the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) as a first step in the federation of Europe,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8
Citation 8
— having regard to its resolutionport of 6 November 2020 on stocktaking of European elections7 , __________________ 7 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2020)0327.
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the European Pillar of Social Rights, and in particular its principle 1,
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 b (new)
Citation 13 b (new)
— having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in particular Article 25 thereof,
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 c (new)
Citation 13 c (new)
— having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), and in particular Article 29 thereof,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 d (new)
Citation 13 d (new)
— having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's information report of March 2019 on the reality of the right to vote in European elections for people with disabilities1a, __________________ 1a https://www.eesc.europa.eu/fr/our- work/opinions-information- reports/information-reports/la-realite-du- droit-de-vote-aux-elections-europeennes- pour-les-personnes-handicapees-rapport- dinformation
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 e (new)
Citation 13 e (new)
— having regard to the work of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) on gender equality, in particular its action plan for gender-sensitive parliaments,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 f (new)
Citation 13 f (new)
— having regard to the State of the Union 2021 speech in which Ursula von der Leyen announces that the year 2022 will be the year of youth,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 g (new)
Citation 13 g (new)
— having regard to the Commission's proposal for the European Year of Youth 2022,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas since 1976, when the European Electoral Act paved the way for the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage for the first time, the EP has continuously requested the reform of EU electoral law and moves towards a more a genuinedemocratic, uniform and European electoral procedure;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty has offered a positive step forward by confirming the right of the EP to initiate a proposal on the Electoral Act as well as on its composition;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas other important changes in the Lisbon Treaty concerned in particular the wording of Article 14 TEU, stating that the Parliament is to be composed of representatives of the citizens of the Union and not peoples of the Member States, as well as the reference to the Parliament’s role in the election of the President of the European Commission, who should be elected taking into account the results of the EP elections;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union gives the European Council the final say in the election of the President of the European Commission; whereas, according to this article, the European Council is merely obliged to take account of the elections to the European Parliament, and there was therefore no reason to expect the informal Spitzenkandidaten process to be respected either in 2014 or in 2019 ; whereas, in order to link the European elections genuinely to the choice of the President of the European Commission, the reform of electoral law is a first step; whereas a change in the Treaties is necessary to anchor this democratic measure in practice;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, despite some steps forward in defining common standards of electoral procedures for the European Parliament, today EU elections are still mostly governed by national laws and therefore more improvements are needed to establish a genuinely uniform procedure for European elections;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the turnout registered in the 2019 European elections was the highest of any elections to the European Parliament in the last 20 years; whereas the participation rate hides wide disparities between Member States; whereas increased turnout is a positive signal shows that citizens of the Union are taking an increasing interest in the development of the European integration, as indicated also by the results of the special Eurobarometer of 9 March 2021; whereas, moreover, this rate still means that only half of the citizens took part; whereas only 18% of those polled indicated that they thought that their vote could "change things"; whereas, therefore, the increase in participation cannot be the only criterion to be observed; whereas the ballot also reflects dissatisfaction on the part of a section of the population with regard to the construction of the European Union, European democracy or EU current policies ;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas polls can influence the choice of citizens at the time of voting; whereas their over-mediatisation can be an obstacle to the personal and free nature of the vote; whereas many Member States limit the publication of polls to between two days and two weeks before the vote, precisely in order to guarantee the democratic freedom of the vote, without external injunctions and pressures ;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the trend of a growing voter turnout can be maintained if the connection and accountability between voters and candidates are strengthened and the EU-wide dimension is fostered; whereas the long-awaited creation of an independent ethics body, common to all the European institutions, will also help strengthen European democracy, its transparency and the fight against conflicts of interest;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a functioning electoral system builds trust and support among the population and increases the confidence of citizens of the Union in their capacity to change society democratically by voting; whereas confidence can also be strengthened by additional democratic tools such as the ECI or the use of referendums on European issues and the respect of popular decisions;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the conclusion of the ratification process for Council’s Decision 2018/994 of 13 July 2018 is still pending but cannot hold backdoes not impede the necessary changes in the Union’s electoral systems;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas growing political momentum and changing conditions among the Member States could offer the possibility of finally introducing into election procedures stronger elements and provisions that highlight the European dimension of the elections;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the reform of the European Parliament's electoral procedure should aim to enhance the democratic and transnational public debate and dimension of the European elections and the democratic legitimacy of the Union decision-making process, reinforce the concept of citizenship ofin the Union, improve the functioning of the European Parliament and the governance of the Union, make the work of the European Parliament more legitimate, and legislative by giving it genuine right of initiative, strengthen the principles of electoral equality and equal opportunities, especially between women and men, enhance the effectiveness of the system for conducting European elections, and bring Members of the European Parliament closer to their voters, and in particular the youngest amongst them;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the right of all citizens of the Union to participate, on an equal basis, in the democratic life of the Union would be promoted by a genuine harmonisation of the procedure for elections to the European Parliament in all the Member States , which would also strengthen the political dimension of European integration;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas European political parties are best placed to "contribute to forming European political awareness" and should therefore play a stronger role in the campaigns for Parliament elections in order to improve their visibility and to make clear the link between a vote for a particular national party and the impact it has on the size of a European political group in the European Parliament; whereas some political parties or movements do not belong to a European political party;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the procedure for nominating candidates for elections to the European Parliament varies considerably from Member State to Member State and from party to party, in particular as regards transparency and democratic standards: whereas, however, open, transparent and democratic procedures for the selection of candidates are essential for building trust in the political system; whereas internal democracy is defined by parties, party members and citizens, according to national laws and ideological histories;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas the establishment of a joint constituency in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission would greatly, in addition to current system, would strengthen European democracy and further legitimise the election of the President of the Commission and its accountability;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas many barriers to the rpeople with disabilities want to vote at a polling station ; whereas in 12 Member States national rules do not make it possible to switch from the polling station assigned on the basis of place of residence to another which is more suitable in the light tof a vote for persons with disabilities, especially legal barriers for adults with intellectual disabilities declared legally incapacitated should be removed, guaranteeing physical and sensory accessibility in polling stations as well as alternativer's disability; whereas, lastly, Article 29 of the UNCRPD explicitly stipulates that the States Parties undertake to ensure that persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others; whereas any barriers to the right to vote and stand as candidate for persons with disabilities, especially legal barriers for adults with disabilities declared legally incapacitated should be removed, guaranteeing accessibility throughout the election process should be ensured, including by providing additional participation systems to exercise the right to vote, in particular through postal voting;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V a (new)
Recital V a (new)
Va. whereas other democratic tools can also be used to improve voter turnout, such as the inclusion of blank ballots or citizens' consultations between elections, such as referendums;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas an electoral authority for transnational lists, acting as a network of Member States' single contact authorities, should be set up at Union level, as this would facilitate access to information on the rules governing the European elections, as well as streamlining the process, managing the joint constituency and enhancing the European character of those elections;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas postal, and electronic and internet voting could make the conduct of European elections more efficient and more appealing for voters, whilst ensuring the highest possible standards of data protection; and maintaining vote at polling stations as the norm; whereas many national bodies for the protection of digital freedoms have expressed reservations about online voting; whereas online voting presents increased difficulties with regard to the fundamental principles governing electoral operations (the secrecy of the ballot, the personal and free nature of the vote, the sincerity of electoral operations, effective monitoring of the vote and a posteriori control by the election judge) ; whereas these difficulties exist mainly because of the opacity and the high technicality of the solutions implemented, as well as the great difficulty of ensuring the identity and freedom of choice of the person carrying out the remote voting operations;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
Xa. whereas in her State of the Union speech, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced that 2022 will be the year of youth; whereas in its proposal to make 2022 the European Year of Youth, the Commission wishes young people “to become active and engaged citizens as well as actors of change”; whereas in order to achieve this, young people must be given their rightful place in the electorate;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it essential to improve the transparency and democratic accountability of the Parliament, by strengthening the European dimension of the elections, notably by shifting the debate in election campaigns away from national topics towards genuinely European issues; in addition, considers it essential to transform the European elections into a single European electiontransforming the European elections into a single European election, especially with transnational lists, as opposed to the collection of 27 separate national elections, which is the way that European elections are mainly perceived today;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Reminds that at their informal meeting on 23 February 2018, the Heads of State and Government decided to continue the reflection, as well as the technical, legal and political work, in order to make it possible to set up transnational lists for the European elections in 2024;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that European and national political parties and movements should play a more central role in the European elections process and should become clearly visible for voters;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ObserveReminds that diverging electoral cultures have resulted in a range of different electoral systems; considers therefore that common minimum standards are needed, in order to ensure approximation towards a unified European electoral law andin the European electoral law can promote a genuine public European debate and ensure equality of the vote for citizens of the Union, including as regards: the right to register a party and to stand for elections; access to ballots; the fielding of candidates; accessibility of voting; or what happens on the day of the elections;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the establishment of a common framework, with benchmarks and minimum standards for election rules across the EU, and suggests focusing on a strong coordination with national measures for implementing the core of its proposals; calls also for a European electoral reserve period regarding polls to avoid influencing citizens and becoming an obstacle to the personal and free nature of voting; considers this reserve period should start at least two weeks before the elections as it is already the case in some Member States;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers gender equality to be a key horizontal element for improving the quality of EU democracy and enhancing a European public space; calls on Member States to apply this principle and the provisions contained in the Parliament’s proposal in the attached legislative act in a comprehensive way, in accordance with their own competences; calls for the introduction of lists of candidates with an equal number of male and female candidates for the electable places, for example through the use of zipped lists or other equivalent methods, since, in many Member States, there is no legislation that ensures political gender parity in elections; considers that the preferential vote should provide an even number of female and male candidates, alternating according to gender;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that it is urgent to look into solutions to allow members on maternity, paternity, parental and long sick leave to ensure that their seat is not left vacant;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it essentialinteresting that both European and national political parties and movements adopt democratic, informed and transparent procedures for the selection of candidates to the European Parliament, including the lead candidate, ensuringensure the direct involvement of individual citizens who are party members, including, but not limited to, for the selection of delegates; considers that such democratic selection should be accompanied bcandidates to the European Parliament or any othe necessary information as regards the capacities and performance of the aspiring candidatesr kind of consultation and support;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. CProposes, in order to strengthen the voice of European citizens, that the Spitzenkandidaten process should not be restricted to European political parties only but to coalitions of national parties or movements too; calls on European political parties and movements to nominate their candidates for the position of President of the Commission - or common candidates of a coalition of European parties and movements - at least 12 weeks before the start of the electoral period; considers that binding democratic procedures and transparency in the selection should be ensured; expects candidates to be placed in the first position of the corresponding list of the joint constituency;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Suggests a rule requiring a male and female candidates for the Presidency of the European Commission proposed by each European political party or each coalition of national parties or movements;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Calls for a revision of the Treaties and the Electoral Act to allow a union of parties or movements representing at least a quarter of the Member States to also be able to propose a candidate to head the European Commission;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expects the leaders of the European political parties and parliamentary groups to agree on a common indication to the European Council on the basis of the outcome of the European elections as well as on the availability of a potential majority in the newly elected Parliament as regards the nomination of a candidate for President of the European Commission; expects the President of the European Council to consult the said leaders of the European political parties, European political partiescoalition and parliamentary groups in order to inform the nomination process, considers that this process could be formalised by a political agreement between the European political parties and by an Inter- Institutional Agreement between Parliament and European Council;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Considers that the introduction of a joint constituency from which forty-six members of the European Parliament shall be elected and in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for the post of President of the Commission could offer an opportunity to enhance the democratic and transnational dimension of the European elections; believes that the goal of establishing a joint constituency is achievable only if geographical, demographic and compulsory gender balance is ensured, through the use of zipped lists or other equivalent methods to alternate genders and by guaranteeing that smaller Member States are not put at a competitive disadvantage compared to the larger Member States; suggests in this respect introducing binding demographic representation in the lists for the joint constituency, such as maximum thresholds for candidates residing in the same Member State and a minimum obligatory representation of nationals of different Member States; encourages European parties and movements to appoint candidates in the joint lists coming from all Member States;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that transnational lists are a lever that can be used to bring about the formation of true and effective European political parties and movements;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls that the minimum age for eligibility to stand as a candidate across the 27 Member States varies between 18 and 25 and the minimum age for eligibility to vote varies between 16 to 18; calls for the introduction of a single, harmonised age for passive and active voting rights across Member States and recommends them to introduce the minimum age of voting rights at 16 as a way to ensure real voting equality and to avoid discrimination in the most fundamental area of citizenship, namely the right to participate in the democratic process; is of the opinion that giving the right to vote at the age of 16 would reflect current rights and duties European youth already have in Member States, for instance paying taxes or having sexual majority;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers it essential to facilitate access to voting in European elections and to guarantee that all those who have the right to vote, including, if they are granted such a right in accordance with national laws, citizens of the Union living outside their country of origin, people experiencing homeless peopleness and prisoners, are able to exercise this right; calls on Member States to improve access to polling stations and the right to vote for persons with disabilities by allowing for instance the renting of adapted premises when public structures are not adapted;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on Member States to grant the right to vote and stand as candidate to all persons with disabilities, regardless of their legal capacity; suggests to introduce measures to maximise accessibility of the elections for citizens with disabilities covering, among others and where appropriate, voting information and registration, polling stations, voting booths and devices and ballot papers; recommends to implement appropriate arrangements tailored to their national voting procedures to facilitate the vote of citizens with disabilities such as the possibility to choose polling station, closed polling stations in key locations, and the use of assistive technologies, formats and techniques like Braille, large print, audio- based information, tactile stencils, easy to read information and sign language communication; calls on Member States to allow persons with disabilities assistance in voting through a person of their own choice, where necessary and at their request;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Member States to improve their laws in order to make it easier for people experiencing homelessness to vote; emphasises that insisting that people provide proof of address in order to vote, as laid down in Directive 93/109/EC, can serve to exclude people experiencing homelessness in those countries where they cannot obtain an administrative address; urges that the requirement to provide proof of address be done away with, in order to make it easier for people experiencing homelessness, who are full EU citizens, to vote;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Takes the view that the best way to ensure that all citizens can take part in elections is to guarantee inclusion and thus to put an end to homelessness; calls on the Commission to adopt as a matter of urgency an EU action plan to put an end to homelessness by 2030, to be implemented at national level by the Member States as part of their efforts to combat homelessness; notes, further, that the Commission's guidelines on combating the phenomenon of homelessness date from 2013 (and have still not been translated into the 23 Union languages);
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the introduction of postal voting is needed for voters who are unable to go to the polling stations on election day, and that this could make the conduct of European elections more efficient and more appealing for voters in specific or exceptional circumstances; calls on Members States to consider the possible introduction of complementary enhancing tools such as electronic or internet voting, in accordance with their own national traditions, and with appropriate safeguards;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. BelievNotes that establishing a common European voting day would create a more coherent pan-European election and therefore suggests fixing 9th May as the European election day , regardless of the day of the week on which it falls, with the possibility of that day becoming a public holiday; considers it important that the first official projections of the electoral results are announced simultaneouslythe symbolic idea of holding the European elections on 8 or 9 May is interesting; stresses, however, that such a measure would not offer the necessary flexibility to take account of specific national calendars and customs and would, moreover, be likely to have a negative impact on the level of participation by citizens, given the long holidays provided for in the national law of certain Member States; also draws attention to the fact that announcing the results at the same time in all the Member States on the election day at 21:00 hours CETposes major logistical difficulties for outermost regions ;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 3
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 3
(3) The Treaty of Lisbon has not only conferred on the European Parliament the power of initiative regarding the provisions on the election of its members, but has also changed the nature of the mandate of the members of the European Parliament, making them direct representatives of the citizens of the Union instead of “representatives of the peoples of the States brought together in the Community". These constitute. This constitutes fundamental changes that should be reflected in a modernised European electoral law by inserting new elements that aim to enhance democratic legitimacy and to more accurately reflect the breadth of the role and competences of the European Parliament.
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution –Recital 5
Annex to the motion for a resolution –Recital 5
(5) Article 17(7) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) gives the European Parliament the right to elect the President ofprovides that the candidate for President of the Commission shall be proposed by the European Council, taking into account the European elections, and then be elected by the European CommissionParliament. In order to give that right its appropriate expression, the European public sphere should be developed in such a way that all European voters are allowed to indicate their preferred candidate for the President of the European Commission. For this to happen, the lead candidates nominated by a European political party, by a movement or by a coalition of European parties, need to be able to stand behind a common electoral programme in all Member States. Likewise, a Union-wide constituency, in which lists are headed by each political family’s candidate for President of the Commission, should be created in addition to current existing ballot, in order to enhance the democratic and pan- European dimension of the European elections. That Union-wide constituency should be subject to clear rules ensuring gender and demographic proportionality, with particular attention to small and medium sized Member States.
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 6
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 6
(6) According to Article 10(4) of the TEU, political parties at European level contribute to forming European political awareness and to expressing the will of citizens of the Union. European political parties and movements, as well as parties and movements which are not part of a European political parties and movements should therefore play a more central role in the European elections’ process, including by giving them the possibility of tabling pan- European lists in the Union-wide constituency in addition to current existing scrutiny, so that they become known by and more visible to electors, both on ballot papers and in campaign materials and publications.
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 7
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 7
(7) In the European democracy action plan6 , the Commission has committed to promoting access to democratic participation, which entails inclusiveness and equality in democratic participation, as well as gender balance in politics and decision-making. In its 2020-2025 gender equality strategy7 , the Commission stated that equal opportunity in participation is essential for representative democracy at all levels. Gender equality, guaranteed by the use of gender zipped lists, and democratic, informed and transparent procedures for the selection of candidates to the European Parliament elections, including the lead candidate, are key horizontal elements for reinforcing representativeness and democracy. __________________ 6 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the European democracy action plan (COM(2020)0790). 7 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025” (COM(2020)0152).
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 8
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 8
(8) Transparency of the electoral process and access to reliable and timely information on voters and on candidates are important for ensuring the reliability of the electoral process, for raising European political awareness and for securing a solid election turnout. It is important to facilitate the exchange of information between Member States on voters in order to avoid double voting. Moreover, citizens of the Union should be informed well in advance of elections to the European Parliament about the candidates standing in those elections and about the affiliation of national political parties to a European political party when it is the case. Mandatory time-limits for the establishment of the electoral roll and the lists of candidates should therefore be established.
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 9
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 9
(9) A European Electoral Authority should be established for the management of the Union-wide constituency and its transnational lists. Such a European Electoral Authority would be essential for coordinating information on the European elections and monitoring the implementation of the common standards of the European electoral law, by ensuring an efficient exchange of information and best practices between national bodies. In addition.
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 10
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 10
(10) In order to encourage voter participation in elections to the European Parliament, Member States should provide for advance and postal voting. To fully take advantage of the possibilities offered by technological developments, Member States could also permit electronic and internet voting, while ensuring the reliability of the result, the secrecy of the vote and the protection of personal data, in accordance with applicable Union law, as well as the accessibility for persons with disabilities and for all citizens. Member States are also encouraged to develop other tools for citizen participation, such as the inclusion of blank ballots or citizen consultations between elections.
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 12
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Recital 12
(12) The minimum age for the exercise of active passive voting rights varies across the 27 Member States from 16 to 18. A single harmonised age for active and passive voting at 16 years old should be introduced across the Union in order to ensure equality and to avoid discrimination in the most fundamental civic and political right - the right to vote.
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 4
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 4
Every European Union citizen from 18of16 years of age and shall have the right to vote and every European Union citizen of 18 years of age shall have the right to stand as a candidate for election to the European Parliament, in both the national and in the Union-wide constituency, without prejudice to t. Those Member States that, at the date of the entry into force of this Regulation, have set the minimum age that is lowhigher than 186 for eligibility to vote and for eligibility to stand as a candidate shall commit to reform their electoral law in the shortest delay.
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 5
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 5
Member States shall ensure that all citizens of the Union, including those living or working in a third country and those who are experiencing homelessness or who are serving a prison sentence in the EU, are entitled to and are able to exercise their right to vote in elections to the European Parliament, and, with regard to those citizens serving a prison sentence, without prejudice to national law or court decisions handed down in accordance with national law.
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 7
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 7
Member States shall ensure physical and sensory access to polling stations for all citizens, in particular for persons with disabilitiesaccess on an equal basis to polling stations, voting procedures facilities, information, and other materials for all citizens, including for people experiencing homelessness or persons with disabilities. Based on their national voting systems, Member States shall provide appropriate arrangements aiming at facilitating the exercise of the right to vote by persons with disabilities independently and in secret or where necessary at their request, assistance in voting by a person of their own choice and without any restriction.
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 8 – paragraph 2
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may provide additional possibilities of voting by way of electronic and internet systems, without prejudice to the possibility of proxy voting as allowed by applicable national provisions at the time of the entry into force of this Regulation. In the event of electronic, internet, and proxy voting, Member States shall adopt all necessary measures to ensure the reliability and the secrecy of the vote, and the protection of personal data in accordance with applicable Union law.
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 10 – paragraph 1
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 10 – paragraph 1
All political parties and political movements and European electoral entities participating in elections to the European Parliament shall observe democratic procedures and transparency in selecting their candidates for election to the European Parliament, according to their national laws and ideological customs.
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 12 – paragraph 3
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. In each Member State, Members of the European Parliament shall be elected using the list system or the single transferable vote. Member States may authorise voting based on a preferential list system in accordance with the procedure that they decide to adopt. Those Member States need to implement a preferential voting with an even number of female and male candidates in order to ensure parity.
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 15 – paragraph 15
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 15 – paragraph 15
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 15 – paragraph 17
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 15 – paragraph 17
17. The order offive first candidates from any of the Member States inmust be residents from each of the five groups of Member States included in Annex 1 shall vary in each list section of five slots up to the list slot corresponding to the number resulting from dividing the total number of Member States by two, where necessary rounding up to the nearest whole number.
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Member States shall encourage and facilitate the provision of those affiliations in television and radio campaign broadcasts and on electoral campaign materials. Regarding polls, Member States shall implement a European electoral reserve period two weeks before the elections.
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 19 – paragraph 1
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 19 – paragraph 1
1. Elections to the European Parliament shall be held on 9 Maybetween the 7 and 10th of June of the last year of a parliamentary term, as referred to in Article 20. The election shall end in all Member States by 21:00 hours local time on that day.
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 27 – paragraph 1
Annex to the motion for a resolution – Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. A European Electoral Authority is hereby established for the purpose of coordinating the exchange of information on the European elections across the EU, monitoring the implementation of this Regulation and supervising the exchange of information on citizens of the Union voting outside their home country, as well as conducting and monitoring the electoral process of the Union-wide constituency.