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EU Parlimentary Elections June '09 - Any non-Poles registered to vote?

nierozumiemThreads: 13 Posts: 127 Joined: Jan 18, 08	Apr 6, 09, 09:02 / #
The EU Parlimentary elections are to take place on June 7th in Poland. All EU nationals resident in Poland have the right to vote, or stand, in the local elections. Registration deadline is in just two days, April 8, 2009. Has anyone (non-Pole) gone through the registration process here in Poland? What was it like? Does anyone care? I can just imagine the chaos that would ensue if I attempted to register to vote in the town where I live. http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/citizenship/political/fsj_citizen ship_vote_en.htm

nierozumiemThreads: 13 Posts: 127 Joined: Jan 18, 08	May 1, 09, 11:06 / #
Well, found the answer to my very stimulating question: Only one percent of ex-pats register for Euro elections Only 313 foreigners have registered to vote in Poland for the European Parliament this June, thenews.pl can reveal. According to Polish and EU election law, the right to elect MEPs belongs to every foreigner above the age of 18, is a citizen of a EU member state and has voting rights in his home country, is a permanent resident of the Republic of Poland and is registered to vote. EU citizens are also able to vote in Polish local government elections... http://www.polskieradio.pl/thenews/politics/artykul106698_only_one_per cent_of_ex_pats_register.html

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 [Suspended]	May 1, 09, 13:53 / #
I'm one of the 313. Last European election there were only two foreigners registered with Warsaw śródmieście. We both voted.

lesserThreads: 7 Posts: 2,014 Joined: Oct 19, 07	May 1, 09, 14:20 / #
nierozumiem: EU citizens are also able to vote in Polish local government elections... Does anybody here has EU citizenship?

nierozumiemThreads: 13 Posts: 127 Joined: Jan 18, 08	May 1, 09, 15:58 / #
Harry: I'm one of the 313. The EU website states that you have a right to vote in the EU state that you are living. As I have a Karta Pobyta and have been living here for a few years, I thought that was me. However, the news article mentions "permanent residency". Any idea which source is correct?

jonniThreads: 26 Posts: 4,181 Joined: Nov 27, 07	May 5, 09, 02:02 / #
Just take your Polish ID Card and register. I've voted in local elections for the past 4 years and will vote in national elections as soon as the European rules for that are harmonised, which is apparently in the pipeline. Since we pay tax here we should vote - just ignore the disapproving glares from the Mohair Beret brigade.

lesserThreads: 7 Posts: 2,014 Joined: Oct 19, 07	May 5, 09, 18:51 / #
jonni: Since we pay tax here we should vote - just ignore the disapproving glares from the Mohair Beret brigade. If you are so engaged why don't you apply for citizenship? Of course votes of foreigners wont change anything anyway. If I would live outside of Poland, I would not waste my time for sure. Even here there is little sense to bother, we already know that only populist parties have a chance.

HarryThreads: 62 Posts: 8,508 Joined: May 2, 07 [Suspended]	May 5, 09, 18:59 / #
lesser: Of course votes of foreigners wont change anything anyway. If I would live outside of Poland, I would not waste my time for sure. Even here there is little sense to bother, we already know that only populist parties have a chance. I bet your father's generation are so pleased that they fought to give you the right to vote.

lesserThreads: 7 Posts: 2,014 Joined: Oct 19, 07	Edited by: lesser May 5, 09, 20:26 / #
Harry: I bet your father's generation are so pleased that they fought to give you the right to vote. You know, my vote is not a problem here. The problem is that I must share this privilege with too many other people. Number over quality, this is the rule. I understand that you might be more engaged, after all they produce all these TV adverts for guys like you. :)

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