19 Amendments of Rainer WIELAND related to 2015/2035(INL)
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. 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;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas although Article 10(2) of the Electoral Act expressly prohibits the early publication of the results of elections, such results have been made public in the past; whereas a harmonised time for the close of polling in all Member States, and at least for the submission of postal votes, would contribute strongly to the common European character of the European elections and would reduce the possibility of their outcome being influenced if election results in some Member States are made public before the close of polling in all Member States;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas first projections of the electoral results should be announced simultaneously in all Member States on the last day of the election period at 210:00 hours CET;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T a (new)
Recital T a (new)
Ta. whereas the current system for the allocation of seats is not based on the proper application of the principle of degressive proportionality;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T b (new)
Recital T b (new)
Tb. whereas a fixed electoral period for the European elections would increase voter interest; whereas a fixed period which includes as few national holidays as possible would boost turnout;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Proposes that the visibility of European political parties be enhanced by placingmaking it possible for their names and logos to be placed on the ballot papers, and recommends that the same should also appear on posters and other material used in European election campaigns, since those measures would render European elections more transparent and improve the democratic manner in which they are conducted, as citizens will be able to clearly link their vote with the impact it has on the size of a European political group in the European Parliament;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Proposes that procedures for nominating candidates for the European elections must meet minimum standards as regards transparency and intra-party democracy; recommends that national parties should be required to hold democratic elections to choose their candidates for European elections;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Proposes that elections in all Member States end by 210:00 hours CET on the Sunday of the European elections, as this would ensure the correct application of Article 10(2) of the Electoral Act and thus reduce the possibility of the outcome of the elections being influenced if the election results in some Member States are made public before the close of polling in all Member States;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Determines to give Parliament the right to fix the electoral period for elections to the European Parliament after consulting the Council, and proposes that this period should always end on the second Sunday in May;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Proposes that the current system for allocating seats in the European Parliament should be reviewed with the aim of devising a reliable method of calculating the number of seats to which each Member State is entitled;
Amendment 234 #
Article 3 b (new)
Article 3b Member States shall allow national parties to have information about their membership of European political parties included on the ballot paper.
Amendment 258 #
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Elections to the European Parliament shall be held on the date and at the times fixed by each Member State; for all Member States this date shall fall within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the followingin all Member States within the same period starting on a Thursday morning and ending on the following Sunday. The Sunday in question shall always be the second Sunday in May. The election shall end in all Member States at the latest at 20:00 hours CET on that Sunday.
Amendment 263 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Member States may not officially make public the results of their count until after the close of polling in the Member State whose electors are the last to vote within the period referred to in paragraph 1. Prior to this no exit poll-based forecasts may be published either.
Amendment 264 #
Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The counting of postal votes shall begin in all Member States once the polls have closed in the Member State whose voters vote last within the period referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 266 #
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2