Voting eligibility – Other EU citizens with main residence in Austria

General information

Non-Austrian EU citizens are generally entitled to vote in municipal elections in Austria (or in Vienna in district representation elections) and in European elections.

In order to be able to vote in municipal elections (in Vienna: district representation elections), you are usually officially registered in the local electoral register of your main municipality of residence. For European elections, you must apply to be entered in the European voter register in order to vote for the Austrian members of the European Parliament. At each European election, the current European electoral roll is drawn up on the basis of the European electoral register.

Requirements

For inclusion in the European electoral register:

• your main residence must be located in an Austrian municipality,
• and you should not have been disqualified from voting in your country of origin as a result of a civil or criminal law decision in an individual case.

Competent authority

The municipality^{German text}, in which the applicant’s main residence is located

• In Vienna: Magistrate Department 62 (→ MA 62)^{German text}

Required documents

• official photo ID
• evidence of citizenship
• confirmation of registration
• if required: evidence showing the electoral roll in which you were last entered in your country of origin.

If you are submitting a written request, copies of these documents may also be enclosed.

Link to form

• Electoral register (elections to the European Parliament) – Request for entry for Union citizens^{German text}
• Translation aid
• Electoral register (elections to the European Parliament) – Request for entry for Union citizens – Appendix sheet^{German text}