9 June 2024

Voters vote at polling stations throughout Croatia, based on their residence.

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As Croatian citizen, residing in Croatia, willing to vote in Croatia, you don't need to register on beforehand. Your polling station is designated according to your residency. If you wish to change the polling station location, prior registration within set deadine is required.

As Croatian citizen, residing abroad, willing to vote from abroad, you don't need to register on beforehand if you have an e-identity card and if you plan to vote at the polling station pertaining to your residency.

There is no need to register.

For Croatians living abroad, the deadline for active registration is 10 days before the elections. The request is submitted to the embassy or consulate where the voter wishes to vote.

You should bring your identity card or your passport, and exceptionally your driving license or other public document with a photograph on the basis of which your identity can be undoubtfully established.

As EU citizen having a registered permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Croatia, you need to register on beforehand.

You may find more information here.

Preferential voting system.

In 2024, 12 Croatian MEPs will be elected.

Candidate lists are submitted to the State Electoral Commission, at latest 14 days following the official announcement of the election date. There are 12 candidates on each candidate list.

A voter unable to vote independently due to any physical impediment or illiteracy may be accompanied to the polling station by another individual who is literate and who shall, as per the voter's authorization and instructions, circle the number before the title of the slate and before the name of the candidate for whom the voter is voting.

Sightless individuals shall be entitled to vote on ballots issued in Braille. Inasmuch as a sightless person wishes to vote on a ballot issued in Braille, he/she shall be obliged to submit a request to the relevant municipal or city election commission not less than 30 days prior to the election date.

The city or municipal election commission shall notify the National Elections Commission of the number of filed requests for the purpose of printing of ballots in Braille. The National Elections Commission shall issue special instructions on the printing of ballots in Braille and the manner of voting by sightless persons.

A voter who is not able to come to the polling station shall notify the poll committee thereof. The chairperson of the poll committee shall assign a minimum of two members of the poll committee or their alternates who shall visit such voter wherever he/she may be and facilitate his/her voting, taking into consideration the confidentiality of voting.

The chairperson of the poll committee shall be obliged to cite by name the voting by physically impaired, illiterate voters and voting outside of the polling station based on the prior notification of the voters in the minutes on the work of the poll committee.