(1) Community voter shall refer to any citizen of a Member State of the European Union, other than Romania, who is entitled to vote in Romania in elections to the European Parliament, having his/her domicile or residence in Romania, in accordance with the provisions of this law. ______________ *Amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.

(2) Community national shall refer to any citizen of Romania having his/her domicile or residence in Romania or abroad, who is entitled to elect candidates from Romania to the European Parliament, in accordance with the provisions of this law.* ______________ *Amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.

(3) Community eligible person shall refer to any citizen of a Member State of the European Union who is entitled to be elected to the European Parliament, having his/her domicile or residence in Romania, in accordance with the provisions of this law.

(4) For the purposes of this law, reference date shall mean the day of elections for the candidates from Romania to the European Parliament.* ______________ *Amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.

(5) Romanian citizens who turned 18 by the reference date inclusive are entitled to elect candidates from Romania to the European Parliament.

(6) The mentally retarded persons and the certified lunatics, as well as the persons who, on the reference date, are sentenced by final judgement to the loss of their electoral rights shall not be entitled to vote.

(7) Romanian citizens who are entitled to vote and have turned 23 until the reference date inclusive are entitled to stand as candidates to the European Parliament.

(8) The provisions of paragraphs (5) – (7) shall apply as well to the Romanian citizens having their domicile or residence abroad and who have the right to vote in accordance with the provisions of this law.* ______________ *Amended by G.E.O. no. 11/2009.

(9) The citizens of the Member States of the European Union, for the purposes of art. 17 (1) in the Treaty for the establishment of the European Community, with the subsequent amendments and additions, who have their domicile or residence in Romania, have the right to vote and to stand as candidates from Romania to the European Parliament, under the same conditions as the Romanian citizens, provided that they meet the requirements of this law.

(10) For the election of the candidates from Romania to the European Parliament, both the Community national and the Community voter are entitled to one vote each.