{"id":199,"date":"2023-04-11T18:18:56","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/servizi-elettorali\/"},"modified":"2026-07-30T07:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T05:53:41","slug":"servizi-elettorali","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-elettorali\/","title":{"rendered":"Electoral services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>VOTING ABROAD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Consular Office is responsible for organizing electoral procedures for eligible voters residing within this consular jurisdiction, in accordance with <strong>Law No. 459\/2001<\/strong> governing voting abroad.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italian citizens registered with <strong>A.I.R.E. (Registry of Italians Residing Abroad)<\/strong> are presumed by law to vote abroad.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By postal ballot only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can I vote in Italy?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, but only by submitting a specific request, known as the <strong>&#8220;option&#8221;<\/strong>, within the deadlines and according to the procedures established by Law No. 459\/2001.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who sends the voting documents?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The competent Consular Office for the voter&#8217;s place of residence sends the electoral package containing all the materials necessary to cast the vote.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ABROGATIVE AND CONFIRMATORY REFERENDA<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italian citizens registered with <strong>A.I.R.E.<\/strong> are presumed by law to vote abroad.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By postal ballot only.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can I vote in Italy?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes, but only by submitting a specific request, known as the <strong>&#8220;option&#8221;<\/strong>, within the deadlines and according to the procedures established by Law No. 459\/2001.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Who sends the voting documents?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The competent Consular Office for the voter&#8217;s place of residence sends the electoral package containing all the materials necessary to cast the vote.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italian legislation regulating the election of Italy&#8217;s Members of the European Parliament does not provide for voting abroad outside the European Union. Therefore, Italian citizens registered with A.I.R.E. and residing in non-EU countries may vote only by returning to Italy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the polling station established by the Municipality in whose electoral register the voter is enrolled. Voters receive a notification postcard indicating the date of the election and informing them that they may collect their electoral certificate from the competent Municipal Office.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can I vote abroad?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No. Voting abroad is not provided for in non-EU countries.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are travel concessions available?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes. Information on travel concessions within Italy is available on the website of the Italian Ministry of the Interior shortly before each election.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>LOCAL ELECTIONS (Regional, Provincial and Municipal)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Where do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Exclusively in Italy, in the Municipality where the voter is registered.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>How do I vote?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At the polling station established by the Municipality in whose electoral register the voter is enrolled. Voters receive a notification postcard indicating the date of the election and informing them that they may collect their electoral certificate from the competent Municipal Office.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Can I vote abroad?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No. Voting abroad is not provided for.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Are travel concessions available?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Yes. Information on travel concessions within Italy is available on the website of the Italian Ministry of the Interior shortly before each election.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electoral Consultations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-elettorali\/referendum-abrogativi-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Referendum 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/it\/servizi-consolari-e-visti\/servizi-per-il-cittadino-italiano\/servizi-elettorali\/referendum-costituzionale-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Referendum 2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contacts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For questions regarding electoral services, please contact this Office at:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:beirut.elettorale@esteri.it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>beirut.elettorale@esteri.it<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VOTING ABROAD The Consular Office is responsible for organizing electoral procedures for eligible voters residing within this consular jurisdiction, in accordance with Law No. 459\/2001 governing voting abroad. &nbsp; PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS Where do I vote? Italian citizens registered with A.I.R.E. (Registry of Italians Residing Abroad) are presumed by law to vote abroad. How do I [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":211,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-199","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5722,"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/199\/revisions\/5722"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ambbeirut.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}