9 June 2024

Polling stations

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You don't need to register. As voting is mandatory, national authorities automatically register you and send you a summons letter at the address of your main residence.

If you are a Belgian citizen living in another EU country, you need to register beforehand either by paper form or electronically via the e-Consul platform.

Belgian citizens of 16 years old or over, as well as EU-citizens who have registered to vote in Belgium, are obliged to participate in the elections. This means that you will receive a summons letter and are required to enter the voting booth at your polling station. 16 and 17-year-olds are also obliged to vote, although they will not face economic sanctions if they do not show.

Belgian citizens living abroad need to register to vote by 29 February at the latest, considering your registration will be valid from the first day of the fourth month after the submission of your request.

ID + invitation to vote (they will be sent by post a few weeks before the elections)

If you want to cast your vote in the EU elections for a candidate in Belgium, you have to register in your municipality by 31 March 2024.

Preferential voting system.

In 2024, 22 Belgian MEPs will be elected.

You should find a complete list of all candidates on the website of the Federal Public Service of Home Affairs on the elections (available in French, German and Dutch) once the registration period expires.

If, due to a disability, you are unable to go to the polling booth or vote by yourself, you may, with the permission of the polling station's president, be accompanied or assisted by a person of your choice. If needed, a member of the polling station can be designated to assist you. The electoral law also provides for the possibility of arranging suitable transportation to pick you up from your residence and take you to the polling station.