Until today, Bulgarian citizens can apply to vote abroad for the upcoming two-in-one elections on June 9 – for the European Parliament and the National Assembly. This is indicated in the chronogram of the Central Election Commission (CEC), BTA reported.
The application can be signed manually and submitted in person to the diplomatic or consular representation of Bulgaria in the respective country; sent by letter by post or by courier service to the diplomatic or consular representation in the country concerned, and there may be more than one application in one letter, but only one person may be entered in each application; submitted electronically, via the website of the CEC.
Electoral sections outside the country are formed in the diplomatic and consular representations of our country, as well as when no less than 40 applications for voting abroad are submitted, according to the Election Code. At the discretion of the heads of diplomatic and consular missions, based on the total number of submitted applications or the total number of those who voted in previous elections, including when the number of submitted applications for a specific location is less than 40, a reasoned proposal is sent to disclose sections to the Central Election Commission no later than 22 days before election day, the law provides.
Organizations of Bulgarian citizens can make proposals for the location of polling stations to the heads of diplomatic and consular missions no later than May 14, 2024.
By May 18, 2024, the CEC must determine the number of sections and polling places outside the country.
In the elections for members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria, Bulgarian citizens who meet the conditions to vote may vote on June 9, 2024 in any polling station in a member state of the European Union, of their choice.
In countries that are not members of the European Union, polling stations for the elections for members of the European Parliament from Bulgaria are opened and voting takes place only in diplomatic and consular representations of the country.
In the elections for national representatives, Bulgarian citizens who meet the conditions to vote can vote on June 9, 2024 in any polling station outside the territory of Bulgaria of their choice, regardless of whether the country is a member of the European Union. For these elections, polling stations are opened outside the diplomatic and consular representations of Bulgaria in the countries that are not members of the European Union.