The Council of burgomasters and lay judges of the municipality where the Belgian citizen living abroad is registered, sends an invitation to vote according to the modalities defines in article 107 to his residence via the diplomatic post or consulate where s/he is registered.

In order to be able to vote in a Belgian municipality, the Belgian citizen living abroad can proof his identity in derogation to article 142, sentence 2, in producing a different document than the identity card.