How to vote in Slovenia

The European elections in Slovenia will take place on Sunday, 9 June 2024. Early voting will be possible from Tuesday, 4 June, to Thursday, 6 June 2024.

Voters will elect 9 Members of the European Parliament from Slovenia in 2024, one more than in the 2019 elections.

Under EU law, all countries must use voting systems that ensure proportional representation, which means that the number of elected members from each list of candidates depends on the share of electoral votes obtained by the list of candidates. Slovenia uses preferential voting, which gives the voters the option to indicate their preferences within the list of candidates they choose. Candidates who receive the most preferences are more likely to be elected.

Candidates may be proposed by political parties and by voters. The list of candidates may only contain as many candidates as are elected to the European Parliament from Slovenia (9). Both sexes must have at least 40% representation on the list of candidates. Every list must be composed in such a way that at least one candidate of each of the genders is placed on the upper half of the list. All confirmed lists of candidates will be available no later than 15 days before the day of the vote on the website of the State Election Commission.

Political parties or individuals who wish to stand for the elections should submit list of candidates with the State Election Commission no later than 30 days prior to the election day. Political parties can submit list of candidates, supported by signatures of at least 4 Members of National Parliament (MPs) or at least 1,000 voters. Two or more political parties can submit common list of candidates, supported by signatures of at least 6 MPs or at least 1,500 voters. Voters can also submit a list of candidates, if it is supported by signatures of at least 3,000 voters. All confirmed lists of candidates will be available no later than 15 days before the day of the vote on the website of the State Election Commission.

In Slovenia there is no threshold required to be elected to the European Parliament.

In Slovenia there is just one national constituency, which means voters across the country choose from the same list of candidates.

No, there is no legal obligation to vote in the European elections in Slovenia.

You are eligible to vote in the European elections in Slovenia if you are:

1. a citizen of Slovenia who is 18 years of age or older on the day of the election, and if you have not registered to vote in another EU country;
2. a citizen of another EU country, provided that you have registered to vote in Slovenia, and are entered in the register of the right to vote, and is 18 years of age or older on the day of the vote, and has a permanent residence permit and a registered permanent residence in Slovenia, or a certificate of registration of residence and a registered temporary residence in Slovenia.

Slovenian citizen voting in Slovenia
Voters on the electoral register usually vote at the polling station in the place of their permanent residence. If voters cannot vote on the day of the elections, they can vote in early elections at the polling station set for this occasion by the local electoral commission. Early voting polling stations will be published at the website of the State Election Commission. Early voting takes place on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in the week of the elections. There are no special conditions for taking part in early voting. Voters who will be away from the place of their permanent residence on polling day and who wish to vote at a polling station outside their place of permanent residence, must communicate their intention to the local electoral commission no later than three days before the elections. In each district, there are so-called OMNIA polling stations, where voters from other districts can cast their vote.
You can find more information on the website of the State Election Commission.

EU citizen voting in Slovenia
You have to register to vote. You can send the request to the Ministry of the Interior, personally or by mail. Contact: Ministry of the Interior, Internal Administrative Affairs Directorate, Population Registration and Public Documents Division, Litostrojska 54, SI-1501 Ljubljana, Slovenija, T: 01 428 49 61, E: gp.mnz@gov.si.
All the information is available on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.
The claim form in English is available here.

Slovenian citizen voting from abroad
There are two categories: voters who have registered permanent residence in Slovenia, and who are therefore in the general electoral register for a polling station area within Slovenia, and who on polling day are temporarily abroad (expatriates); and voters who have emigrated from Slovenia and are entered in a special electoral register of Slovenian citizens who do not have registered permanent residence in Slovenia (emigrated Slovenians). Expatriates can vote at the diplomatic or consular representation of Slovenia or by post from abroad, but they have to inform the State Election Commission about their intention to vote. Emigrated Slovenians can decide whether they want to vote at diplomatic or consular representation of Slovenia, by post or at special polling station OMNIA.
For more information on procedures for voting from abroad please consult the website of the State Election Commission.

Slovenian citizen voting in Slovenia
You do not need to register in advance, as this is done automatically by the authorities.
You can find all the information on the election procedures on the website of the State Election Commission.

EU citizen voting in Slovenia
You have to register to vote. You can send the request to the Ministry of the Interior, personally or by mail.
All the information is available on the website of the Ministry of the Interior.

Slovenian citizen voting from abroad
Expatriates can vote at the diplomatic or consular representation of Slovenia or by post from abroad, but they have to inform the State Election Commission about their intention to vote. Emigrated Slovenians can decide whether they want to vote at diplomatic or consular representation of Slovenia, by post or in Slovenia at special polling station OMNIA.
For more information on procedures for voting from abroad please consult the website of the State Election Commission.

You should bring any official identity document, for example your ID, passport or driver's licence.

Voters with a disability can decide to vote by mail, on a single occasion or permanently. In this case, they must submit their intention no later than 10 days before the day of the vote, either by post, by email or via the eGovernment portal. Voting at home is available for voters unable to vote in person due to an illness, provided they inform the local election commission at least three days before election day. Polling stations must be made accessible to people with disabilities. Each voter with long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment may bring a person of their choice to the polling station to help them. The assistant must be of legal age and is obliged to respect the free will of the voter and ensure the secrecy of the vote. The electoral committee decides on the voter's right to an assistant. The decision shall be recorded in the minutes. Voters with disability may also cast votes by means of the election committee facilitating voting in front of the building assigned as the polling station. At polling stations the election committees have aids for voting intended for the blind and visually impaired (stencils).
More information is available on the website of the State Election Commission.

You may find easy-to-read information about elections on the easy-to-read page of this website and on the website of the State Election Commission.

Yes, in Slovenia it is possible to vote by mail for voters who are being treated at hospitals or health spas or are in a care home for the elderly and for voters who are in detention or in a penal institution.
Postal voting has to be requested from the local electoral commission no later than ten days before election day.
More information about methods of disabled access voting is available on the website of the State Election Commission.
People with disabilities can vote by mail once or permanently.
Voting at home is available for voters unable to vote in person due to an illness, provided they inform the local election commission at least three days before election day.

No, online voting in the European elections is not possible in Slovenia.

No, voting by proxy in the European elections is not possible in Slovenia.