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Lead | AFCO | BOESELAGER Damian ( Verts/ALE) | VINCZE Loránt ( EPP), SILVA PEREIRA Pedro ( S&D), GOZI Sandro ( Renew), CHAIBI Leila ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | LIBE | RUIZ DEVESA Domènec ( S&D) | Paulo RANGEL ( PPE), Jana TOOM ( RE), Konstantinos ARVANITIS ( GUE/NGL), Peter KOFOD ( ID), Daniel FREUND ( Verts/ALE), Joachim Stanisław BRUDZIŃSKI ( ECR) |
Committee Recast Technique Opinion | JURI | DZHAMBAZKI Angel ( ECR) |
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RoP 110, TFEU 022-p2
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RoP 110, TFEU 022-p2Subjects
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PURPOSE: to lay down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast).
PROPOSED ACT: Council Directive.
ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: the European Parliament decides in accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure and on an equal footing with the Council.
BACKGROUND: Council Directive 93/109/EC lays down the detailed arrangements for the exercise of their electoral rights in elections to the European Parliament in their Member States of residence. In the EU Citizenship Report 2020, the Commission stressed the need to update, clarify and strengthen the rules on the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament.
Recurrent issues on the exercise of electoral rights by mobile EU citizens concern difficulties in obtaining correct information on how to vote and stand as candidate, burdensome registration processes, and the effect of deregistration from elections in the Member State of origin. Specifically, the information exchange between Member States on registered voters and candidates in order to prevent multiple voting in elections to the European Parliament is being hindered by an inconsistent scope and deadlines for data exchange and collection.
CONTENT: this proposal intends to update Council Directive 93/109/EC on the right of mobile EU citizens to vote and stand as candidate in elections to the European Parliament. The aim is to facilitate the provision of information to citizens and improve the exchange of relevant information among Member States, including to prevent multiple voting.
More specifically, the proposal seeks to:
- simplify the process of registering to vote and to stand as candidates in European elections for mobile EU citizens and reduce their costs;
- ensure that mobile EU citizens have equal access to remote and electronic voting possibilities, under the same conditions as nationals of that Member State;
- ensure that no person may stand as a candidate in more than one Member State at the same election or vote more than once at the same election;
- streamline the current information exchange system on the electoral rights of mobile EU citizens. Measures taken to that end include the establishment of a unique set of data which, in addition to the data currently exchanged, will include, the personal identification number issued by the home Member State (where applicable) or the type of identity document or travel document, and the registration date ;
- introduce regular monitoring and reporting of implementation by Member States. Reports are to contain relevant statistical data on the participation, either as voters or as candidates, of mobile EU citizens in European Parliament elections. Member States will be expected to improve their collection of data on the number of mobile EU citizens registered as voters and candidates, where applicable, and on the number of mobile EU citizens who voted. The proposal provides for the evaluation of the application of the Directive within two years after the 2029 elections to the European Parliament;
- support optimisation of the technical tool for the exchange of data on registered voters between Member States. This would primarily include a formalised approach to the system supporting the exchange of data that has been operationalised via the encryption tool. The whole transmission process facilitated by the encryption tool would be further strengthened through the secure transmission of data between Member States, including in case of doubts on individual cases. By doing so, the proposal facilitates the administrative tasks and ICT-related procedures for Member State administrations as main stakeholders.
Documents
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T9-0037/2023
- Decision by Parliament: T9-0037/2023
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0297/2022
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0297/2022
- Specific opinion: PE738.427
- Committee opinion: PE732.915
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.605
- Committee draft report: PE704.775
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2021)0576
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2021)0357
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2021)0358
- Legislative proposal published: COM(2021)0732
- Legislative proposal published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SEC(2021)0576
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2021)0357
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2021)0358
- Committee draft report: PE704.775
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE719.605
- Committee opinion: PE732.915
- Specific opinion: PE738.427
- Committee report tabled for plenary, 1st reading/single reading: A9-0297/2022
- Text adopted by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading: T9-0037/2023
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- François ALFONSI
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- Seán KELLY
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- Stanislav POLČÁK
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Amendments | Dossier |
110 |
2021/0372(CNS)
2022/07/15
LIBE
110 amendments...
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Union voters who have been entered on the electoral roll shall remain thereon, under the same conditions as voters who are nationals, until they request to be removed or until they are removed because they no longer satisfy the requirements for exercising the right to vote. Where provisions of the Member State of residence are in place to notify nationals of such a removal from the electoral roll, these provisions shall apply
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State of residence shall inform the persons concerned in good time and in clear and plain language, in an official Union language of their choice, of the decision taken on their automatic registration or application for entry on the electoral roll or of the decision concerning the admissibility of their application to stand as a candidate.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State of residence shall inform the persons concerned
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The information referred to in the first subparagraph, in addition to being communicated in one or more languages of the host Member State, shall be accompanied by a translation into at least one other official language of the Union which is widely understood by the largest number of Union citizens residing in that state.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 3 3. In case of errors in the electoral rolls or in the lists of candidates to the European Parliament, the person concerned shall be entitled to effective legal remedies on similar terms as the laws of the Member State of residence prescribe for voters and persons entitled to stand as candidates who are its nationals.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a directive Article 11 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall inform clearly and in a timely manner, the person concerned of the decision referred to in paragraph 1 and of the legal remedies referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 in an official Union language of their choice.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall designate a national authority with responsibility for taking the necessary measures to ensure that non-national Union citizens are informed in a timely manner of the conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament immediately upon registration of individuals. The provision of information shall be done at local and national level in a coordinated way and in cooperation with civil society organisations.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall designate a national authority with responsibility for taking the necessary measures to ensure that non-national Union citizens are informed i
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall designate a national authority with responsibility for taking the necessary measures to ensure that non-national Union citizens are informed in a timely manner of the conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament, taking into account the date in which electoral rolls are to be closed.
Amendment 109 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall designate a
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The Member States shall ensure that the authorities designated pursuant to paragraph 1
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – introductory part 2. The Member States shall ensure that the authorities designated pursuant to paragraph 1, shall directly and individually communicate to Union voters and Union nationals entitled to stand as candidates immediately upon their registration, the following information:
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b (b) the date of the election and how and where to vote, as well as the measures taken to facilitate the participation in the vote by people with disabilities;
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new) (c a) description of the political system of the Member State concerned;
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d (d) means of obtaining further information relating to the organisation of the election including the list of candidates
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (d a) the measures to facilitate the exercise of the right to vote, including regarding particular groups of voters, such as citizens with disabilities and older citizens.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new) (da) information on the electoral system of the European Union enabling the election of Members of the European Parliament;
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The information on conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament and the information referred to in paragraph 2 shall be provided in clear and plain language, in all official Union languages, without exceeding a level of complexity superior to level B1 (intermediate) of the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 – introductory part 3. The information on conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament and
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall, in addition to being communicated in one
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 The information
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 a (new) Member States shall ensure that the information referred to in the first subparagraph is also provided by a helpdesk accessible 24/7 via phone, mail or Web Portal, in an official language of the Union understandable to the Union voter or candidate in question.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall, in addition to being communicated in one or more of the official languages of the host Member State, also be accompanied by a translation in at least one other official language of the Union that is broadly understood by the largest possible number of Union citizens residing on its territory, in accordance with the quality requirements of Article 9 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council30. 30 Regulation (EU) 2018/1724 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 2 October 2018 establishing a single digital gateway to provide access to information, to procedures and to assistance and problem-solving services and amending Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012 (OJ L 295, 21.11.2018, p. 1).
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that information on conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament and information referred to in paragraph 2 is made accessible to persons with disabilities
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a directive Article 12 – paragraph 4 4. Member States shall ensure that information on conditions and detailed rules for registration as a voter or candidate in elections to the European Parliament and information referred to in paragraph 2 is made accessible to persons with disabilities and older persons by using
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall exchange the information required for the implementation of Article 4
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall exchange the information required for the implementation of Article 4 , sufficiently in advance of polling day and with due regard to the dates for announcing candidates and closing the electoral rolls for the election. To that end, the Member State of residence shall begin supplying the home Member State, no later than sixteen weeks before the first day of the electoral period referred to in Article 10(1) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage the set of information provided in Annex III , . The
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive Article 13 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall exchange the information required for the implementation of Article 4 , sufficiently in advance of polling day . To that end, the Member State of residence shall begin supplying the home Member State, no later than
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 Member States
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 Member States
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a directive Article 14 – paragraph 1 Member States
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 Member States shall designate an authority with responsibility for collecting and providing relevant statistical data to the public and the Commission, on the participation of Union citizens who are not nationals in elections to the European Parliament. This authority shall ensure that statistics on Union voters disaggregated by nationality and constituency or locality, are easily accessible during the electoral campaign.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 Member States shall designate an authority with responsibility for collecting and providing relevant statistical data to the public and the Commission, on the participation of Union citizens who are not nationals in elections to the European Parliament. This data shall be collected in a transparent and coordinated way across all Member States and on the basis of the same indicators.
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 Member States shall designate an authority with responsibility for collecting and providing relevant statistical data to the public and the Commission, on the participation of Union citizens who are not nationals in elections to the European Parliament. Such statistical data shall be based on common indicators and harmonised at Union level.
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 Member States shall designate an authority with responsibility for collecting, in accordance with a common methodology, and providing relevant statistical data to the public and the Commission, on the participation of Union citizens who are not nationals in elections to the European Parliament.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a directive Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new) The Commission is empowered to adopt implementing acts concerning the form of the data referred to in paragraph 1. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a directive Article 16 Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Within six months after each election to the European Parliament Member States shall send information to the Commission on the application of this Directive in their territory. In addition to general observations, the report shall contain statistical data on the participation in elections to the European Parliament of Union voters and Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates and a summary of the measures taken to support it. This data shall be collected in a transparent and coordinated way across all Member States and on the basis of the same indicators.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Within six months after each election to the European Parliament Member States shall send information to the Commission on the application of this Directive in their territory. In addition to general observations, the report shall contain statistical data, comparable and collected in accordance with a common methodology, on the participation in elections to the European Parliament of Union voters and Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates and a summary of the measures taken to support it.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 Amendment 141 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Within six months after each election to the European Parliament Member States shall send information to the Commission on the application of this Directive in their territory. In addition to general observations, the report shall contain statistical data on the participation in elections to the European Parliament of Union voters and Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates as referred to in Article 15 and a summary of the measures taken to support it.
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 1. Within six months after each election to the European Parliament Member States shall send information to the Commission and the European Parliament on the application of this Directive in their territory. In addition to general observations, the report shall contain statistical data on the participation in elections to the European Parliament of Union voters and Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates and a summary of the measures taken to support it.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a directive Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt implementing acts for the purpose of defining the common indicators referred to in paragraph 1, in accordance with the requirements laid down in Chapter IV of Regulation (EU) 2016/679. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 19.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 Within two years after the 202
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 Within two years after the 2029 elections to the European Parliament, the Commission shall assess its application and produce an evaluation report on the progress towards achievement of the objectives contained herein. The evaluation shall also include a review on the functioning of Article 13. The report shall, if appropriate, be accompanied by a legislative proposal.
Amendment 146 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 Within two years after
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a directive Article 18 – paragraph 1 Within two years after
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 2 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 9 (5), 10 (3) and 13 (4) shall be conferred on the Commission for an indeterminate period of time from the entry into force of this Directive.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 3 3. The delegation of power referred to in Articles 9 (5), 10 (3) and 13 (4) may be revoked at any time by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a directive Article 20 – paragraph 6 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new) - Indicate the language preferences in which you want to receive information related to the elections
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – paragraph 4 a (new) I wish to receive all future information related to the elections to the European Parliament in the following language:
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a directive Annex I – paragraph 4 a (new) I have not been deprived of the right to vote in my home Member State.
Amendment 154 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – paragraph 2 – indent 1 (new) - Indicate the language preferences in which you want to receive information related to the elections
Amendment 155 #
I have not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in my home Member State
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a directive Annex II – paragraph 4 a (new) I wish to receive relevant information related to my application to stand as a candidate for election to the European Parliament in the following language:
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 2 (2) Article 20(2), point (b) and Article 22(2) of the
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) The detailed arrangements governing the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament are set out in Council Directive 93/109/EC. Such arrangements do not affect each Member State's provisions concerning the right to vote or to stand as a candidate of its nationals who reside outside its electoral territory and of certain persons who have close links to this Member State, other than its own nationals or Union citizens residing in this Member State.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 3 (3) The detailed arrangements governing the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 4 (4) In its
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 5 (5) Article 20 (2) TFEU is without prejudice to Article 223(1) TFEU , which provides for the establishment of a uniform procedure in all Member States in accordance with principles common to all Member States for th
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) In order to ensure that Union citizens who reside in a Member State of
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 6 (6) In order to ensure that Union citizens who reside in a Member State of which they are not nationals (“non-national Union citizens”) are able to exercise their right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament under the same conditions as nationals of their host Member State, the conditions governing registration and participation in such elections should be clarified in order to ensure equal treatment between national and non-national Union citizens. In particular, Union citizens seeking to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament in their Member State of residence should be treated equally to nationals of that Member State as regards any periods of residence that are to be fulfilled as a condition for the exercise of the right, as well as the proofs for demonstrating compliance with such a condition.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 7 (7) The freedom of Union citizens to choose the Member State in which to take part in elections to the European Parliament must be respected, while taking the appropriate measures to ensure that no one may vote more than once or stand as a candidate in more than one country.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) In line with International and European standards, including, the requirements of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, Member States should not only recognize and respect the right of Union citizens to vote and to stand as a candidate but also ensure easy access to their electoral rights by removing a
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 8 (8) In line with International and European standards, including, the requirements of International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and the law of the European Convention on Human Rights, Member States should not only recognize and respect the right of Union citizens to vote and to stand as a candidate but also ensure easy access to their electoral rights by removing a
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) In order to facilitate the exercise by Union citizens of their right to vote and to stand as a candidate in their country of residence, such citizens should be entered on the electoral roll in sufficient time in advance of polling day. The formalities applicable to their registration should be as simple as possible. It should be sufficient for the Union citizens concerned to produce a valid identity card and a formal declaration that includes elements
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) In order to facilitate the exercise by Union citizens of their right to vote and to stand as a candidate in their country of residence,
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 9 (9) In order to facilitate the exercise by non-national Union citizens of their right to vote and to stand as a candidate in their country of residence,
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 (11) In order to ensure equal treatment of non-national Union citizens seeking to exercise the right to stand as candidates for election in their Member State of residence, such citizens should be required to produce solely the same supporting documents as those required from candidates who are nationals of the Member State concerned. However,
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 11 a (new) (11a) To enable European citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals to be eligible in practice for election to the European Parliament, national political parties should not make membership conditional on having the nationality of the Member State of election.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) In order to facilitate the accurate identification of voters and candidates registered both in their home Member State and in their Member State of residence, the list of data to be required from Union citizens, after automatic registration or when submitting an application to enter the electoral rolls or to stand as candidates in the Member State of residence if the Union citizens had initially opted-out, should include the personal identification number or the serial number of a valid identity or travel document.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 12 (12) In order to facilitate the accurate identification of voters and candidates registered both in their home Member State and in their Member State of residence, the
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Union citizens who have been deprived of their right to vote and to stand as candidates, on the basis of an individual civil law or criminal law decision taken by the competent authority, should be precluded from exercising that right in the Member State of residence in elections to the European Parliament.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 13 (13) Union citizens who have been deprived of their right to vote and to stand as candidates, on the basis of an individual civil law or criminal law decision taken by the competent authority, should be precluded from exercising that right in the Member State of residence in elections to the European Parliament.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 16 (16) In order to prevent multiple voting or instances where the same person would stand as a candidate more than once at the same elections, Member States need to coordinate their system in a coherent and uniform manner. Member States should exchange information gathered from the formal declarations produced by Union voters and Union citizens entitled to stand as candidates. As Member States rely on different data to identify citizens, a common set of data should be envisaged in
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 16 (16) In order to prevent multiple voting or instances where the same person would stand as a candidate more than once at the same elections, Member States should
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) The lack of adequate information, in the context of electoral procedures, affects citizens in the exercise of their electoral rights as part of their rights as Union citizens. It also affects the capacity of competent authorities to exercise their rights and to deliver on their obligations. Member States should be required to designate authorities with special responsibilities for providing appropriate information to Union citizens on their rights under Article 20(2), point (b), and Article 22(2) TFEU
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) The lack of adequate information, in the context of electoral procedures, affects citizens in the exercise of their electoral rights as part of their rights as Union citizens. It also affects the capacity of competent authorities to exercise their rights and to deliver on their obligations. Member States should be required to designate authorities with special responsibilities for providing appropriate
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) The lack of adequate information, in the context of electoral procedures, affects citizens in the exercise of their electoral rights as part of their rights as Union citizens. It also affects the capacity of competent authorities to exercise their rights and to deliver on their obligations. Member States should be required to designate authorities with special responsibilities for providing appropriate information to Union citizens on their rights under Article 20(2), point (b), and Article 22(2) TFEU and the national rules and procedures regarding participation in and the organization of elections to the European Parliament. In order to ensure the effectiveness of communications, information should be provided in clear and comprehensible terms and in a timely manner.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 20 (20) The lack of adequate information, in the context of electoral procedures, affects citizens in the exercise of their electoral rights as part of their rights as Union citizens. It also affects the capacity of competent authorities to exercise their rights and to deliver on their obligations. Member States should be required to designate authorities with special responsibilities for providing appropriate information to Union citizens on their rights under Article 20(2), point (b), and Article 22(2) TFEU and the national rules and procedures regarding participation in and the organization of elections to the European Parliament. In order to ensure the effectiveness of communications, information should be provided
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21) In order to improve the accessibility of electoral information, such information should be made available in a
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21) In order to improve the accessibility of electoral information, such information should be
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 21 (21) In order to improve the accessibility of electoral information, such information should be made available in at least
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 22 Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 23 Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 24 Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 26 (26) Data regarding the exercise of rights and the application of this Directive can be useful in the identification of measures necessary to ensure the effective exercise of Union citizens’ electoral rights. In order to improve the collection of data for elections to the European Parliament, it is necessary to introduce regular monitoring and reporting of implementation by Member States. Such data should be collected in a transparent and coordinated way across all Member States and on the basis of the same indicators. In parallel, the Commission should assess the application of this Directive, and submit a report including such an assessment to the European Parliament and to the Council, after each election to the European Parliament.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 26 (26) Data regarding the exercise of rights and the application of this Directive can be useful in the identification of measures necessary to ensure the effective exercise of Union citizens’ electoral rights. In order to improve and harmonise the collection of data for elections to the European Parliament, it is necessary to introduce regular monitoring and reporting of implementation by Member States on the basis of common indicators. In parallel, the Commission should assess the application of this Directive, and submit a report including such an assessment to the European Parliament and to the Council, after each election to the European Parliament.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 27 (27) It is necessary that the Commission conduct its own evaluation of the application of this Directive within a reasonable timeframe after
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 27 (27) It is necessary that the Commission conduct its own evaluation of the application of this Directive
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 27 (27) It is necessary that the Commission conduct its own evaluation of the application of this Directive
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 (29) The Member States, by ratifying, and the Union, by concluding27 , the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have committed themselves to ensure compliance with that Convention. In order to support inclusive and equal electoral participation for persons with disabilities, arrangements for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals to exercise the right to vote and to stand as a candidate there in elections to the European Parliament should have due regard to the needs of citizens with a disability and older citizens. Member States should also ensure that persons with disabilities receive, at their request, assistance in voting by a person of their choice. Member States should provide the possibility of postal as well as internet or electronic voting. _________________ 27 Council Decision 2010/48/EC of 26
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 29 (29) The Member States, by ratifying, and the Union, by concluding27 , the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities have committed themselves to ensure compliance with that Convention. In order to
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive Recital 32 (32) This Directive respects fundamental rights and the principles recognised in particular by the Charter, in particular
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive Article 1 – paragraph 2 2. Nothing in this Directive shall affect each Member State's provisions concerning the right to vote or to stand as a candidate of its nationals who reside outside its electoral territory and of certain persons who have close links to this Member State, other than its own nationals or Union citizens residing in this Member State.
Amendment 87 #
Where, in order to stand as a candidate, nationals of the Member State of residence must have been nationals for a certain uniform minimum period, Union citizens shall be deemed to have met this condition when they have been nationals of a Member State for the same period.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive Article 4 – paragraph 1 Amendment 89 #
Proposal for a directive Article 5 – paragraph 1 If, in order to vote or to stand as
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a directive Article 6 – paragraph 1 1. Union citizens who reside in a Member State of which they are not nationals and who, through an individual judicial decision or an administrative decision provided that the latter can be subject to judicial remedies, have been deprived of their right to stand as a candidate under either the law of the Member State of residence or the law of the home Member State, shall be precluded from exercising that right in the Member State of residence in elections to the European Parliament. Decisions on deprivation of legal capacity shall not automatically preclude a Union citizen from standing as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament, without prejudice to the national law of the respective Member State.
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a directive Article 7 – paragraph 1 1. The Member State of residence may check whether the Union citizens who have expressed a desire to exercise their right to vote there have not been deprived of that right in the home Member State through an individual civil law or criminal law decision. Decisions on deprivation of legal capacity shall not automatically disqualify a Union citizen from voting in elections to the European Parliament, without prejudice to the national law of the respective Member State.
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 1 1. Union voters shall exercise their right to vote in the Member State of residence if they have expressed the wish
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a directive Article 8 – paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. All Member States shall introduce automatic voter registration and shall require the consent on the Union citizen, there will also be a possibility for citizens to opt-out.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable a Union voter who has expressed the wish to be registered as a voter to be entered on the electoral roll
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 1 1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable a Union voter who has expressed the wish to be
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (c a) indicate one of the official languages of the Union in which they want to receive the information referred to in Article 12(2).
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new) (c a) if they so wish, indicate the language in which they want to receive the information referred to in Article 12(2).
Amendment 99 #
Proposal for a directive Article 9 – paragraph 4 4. Union voters who have been entered on the electoral roll shall remain thereon, under the same conditions as voters who are nationals, until they request to be removed or until they are removed because they no longer satisfy the requirements for exercising the right to vote. Where provisions are in place to notify nationals of such a removal from the electoral roll, these provisions shall apply to Union voters in the same way and in the language they have indicated they wish to receive the information referred to in Article 12(2).
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