Electoral Rights : Report

This Flash Eurobarometer survey on electoral rights (No 431) builds on the work of previous Electoral Rights Flash Eurobarometer surveys conducted in 2012, 2010, 2007 and 2002. It investigates Europeans’ views on a range of questions associated with electoral issues and electoral rights within the EU, with a particular focus on the rights of EU citizens living in an EU country other than the country where they are a citizen.

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Year of publication:	2016-03
Institutions:	TNS Political & Social ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Justiz und Verbraucher (contributor) ; Europäische Kommission / Generaldirektion Kommunikation (contributor)
Published in:	Flash Eurobarometer ; 431
Subject:	Ausländer \| alien \| Bürger \| citizen \| Bürgerrecht \| civil rights \| EU \| Herkunftsland \| country of origin \| Wahl \| election \| Wahlbeteiligung \| voter turnout \| Wahlergebnis \| election result \| Wahlrecht \| suffrage

INTRODUCTION
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
I. INCREASING TURNOUT IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS
II. VOTING FOR CANDIDATES IN EUROPEAN AND LOCAL ELECTIONS
a. Country of residence versus country of origin
b. Non-national EU citizens as candidates in EP elections
c. Non-national EU citizens as candidates in local elections
III. THE RIGHT TO STAND AS A CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE OFFICES –A POSSIBLE EXTENSION OF THE ELECTORAL RIGHTS OF NON-NATIONAL EU CITIZENS
IV. MEANS FOR IMPROVING POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF NON-NATIONAL EU CITIZENS
a. Facilitating the right to vote in the country of residence
b. Facilitating the right to vote in the country of origin
V. LEVEL OF CONCERN OF EU CITIZENS TOWARDS ELECTRONIC, ONLINE AND POSTAL VOTING
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