Information on this website relates to the 2024 European elections. It will be updated in time for the next elections which will take place in 2029.
European elections6-9 June 2024How to vote in Estonia
This section will provide you with information regarding the European elections in 2024, including voting procedures and deadlines for registration, if you are an EU citizen who lives outside the European Union or in another EU country. If your country allows it, you can vote for candidates from your own country. You also have the option to vote for candidates in the EU country you live in.
Last reviewed: 30/04/2024
You are eligible to vote in the European elections in Estonia if you are:
- at least 18 years old on election day;
- an Estonian or an EU citizen residing in Estonia, or an Estonian citizen residing abroad. EU citizens living in Estonia can vote in Estonia if they have applied for it.
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You have several different options for casting your vote. You can either do it in a polling station on election day, or vote in advance or vote online on the following dates:- Advance voting: 3 - 8 June 2024
- Online voting: from 9.00 on 3 June 2024 to 20.00 on 8 June 2024
- Voting from home from 7 to 9 June
For more information, check out the website of the State Electoral Office.
Estonian citizen voting from abroad
If you are an Estonian citizen living permanently or temporarily abroad, you have three options: voting online, voting in person in an embassy or consulate or voting by mail. To vote by mail, you have to submit an application to the Estonian foreign mission.
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Estonian citizen voting in Estonia
If you have an address of residence in Estonia, you don’t need to register in advance. This is done automatically by the authorities. However, if you have changed your home address recently, we advise you to check with the population register (in Estonian) whether your residential address entered in the population register is correct.
You can find more information about registering residence on the State Portal "eesti.ee".EU citizen voting in Estonia
You have the right to vote in Estonia. If you haven’t voted in the European elections in Estonia before, you have to submit an application to be entered in the list of voters to the controller of the population register.
You will be notified of the need to submit an application at the end of March 2024.Estonian voting from abroad
If you are an Estonian citizen living permanently or temporarily abroad, you don’t need to register in advance. This is done automatically by the authorities.
You have three options: voting online, voting in person in an embassy or consulate or voting by mail. To vote by mail, you have to submit an application to the Estonian foreign mission.
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As you have an address of residence in Estonia, you don’t need to register in advance. This is done automatically by the authorities. However, if you have changed your home address recently, we advise you to check with the population register whether your residential address entered in the population register is correct.
You can find more information about registering residence on the State Portal eesti.ee.EU citizen voting in Estonia
If you haven’t voted in the European elections in Estonia before, you have to submit an application to be entered in the list of voters to the controller of the population register not later than on 10 May 2024.
You will be notified of the need to submit an application at the end of March 2024.
For more information, check out this page of the website of the MInistry of the Interior.Estonian voting from abroad
If you are an Estonian citizen living permanently or temporarily abroad, you don’t need to register in advance. This is done automatically by the authorities.
You have three options: voting online, voting in person in an embassy or consulate or voting by mail. To vote by mail, you have to submit an application to the Estonian foreign mission. Application must be received by the mission not later than 30 days before election day, meaning not later than on 10 May 2024.
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