Information for Estonian Voters in Australia
European Parliament Elections will take place in Estonia on 25 May 2014.
Voting of the European Parliament for Estonian citizens in Australia will take place at:
Estonian House Sydney, 141 Campbell Street, Surry Hills, NSW
- 10 May 2014, 10:00-14:00
Consulate General of Estonia, Suite 1, Level 2, 144 Pacific Hwy, North Sydney, NSW
- 11 May 2014, 13:00-17:00
- 13 May 2014, 10:00-16:00
Electronic voting is available on the website www.valimised.ee from 15 May 2014 until 21 May 2014.
Estonian citizens permanently residing or temporarily staying abroad have the right to vote abroad. To citizens permanently residing abroad, a voter card describing the voting possibilities has been sent well in advance of the election day.
In order to receive a ballot paper, the voters must bring with them and present a valid identity document to the person organising the voting. The Estonian citizen permanently residing abroad who has not been entered on the list of voters, must present documents attesting the right to vote along with identity document.
A voter voting at a foreign mission must sign the list of voters voting at the mission against the receipt of a ballot paper. You will be given a ballot paper, two envelopes and the list of candidates. You must fill in the ballot paper. After filling in the ballot paper you must enclose it in the inner envelope. Then you must enclose the latter in the outer envelope. The outer envelope is inscribed with the name and the personal identification code of the voter living permanently abroad. A cross is made on the envelope in the box “voting abroad”. The person organising the voting may help fill in the envelope.
If the voter is staying abroad temporarily, the envelope is inscribed with their name, personal identification code and address as registered in the population register as of 30 days before the election day. These ballot papers are also sent to Estonia where they will be counted along with other votes.
More information about elections on the web pages of the National Electoral Committee:
http://www.vvk.ee/voting-methods-in-estonia/voting-abroad/
http://info.ep2014.vvk.ee/uldinfo/
http://info.ep2014.vvk.ee/kandidaadid/
