Voting by post by electors residing abroad

1 - Postal voting is free for voters residing abroad, and the State must pay the respective postage.
2 - The Ministry of Internal Administration sends the voting slips of the citizens registered on the electoral rolls prepared by the foreign registration boards who choose to vote by post.
3 - The shipment is sent by the fastest registered mail service as soon as possible after the lottery referred to in Article 31(1) has taken place to the addresses indicated on the electoral rolls.
4 - Each voting slip is accompanied by two envelopes:
a) One envelope is green; it is intended to hold the voting slip and does not contain any indications;
b) The other is larger and white; it is to hold the voting slip envelope and is a postage paid envelope; the words “Station for collating and counting the votes of electors residing abroad - European Electoral Circle” or “Stations for collating and counting the votes of electors residing abroad - Electoral Circle outside Europe"; in the sender section it bears the name of the voter, their civil document identification number, address, consulate and country and, in the addressee section, it bears the address of the respective station for collating and counting the votes of electors residing abroad.
5 - The voter marks a cross in the respective square, against the list they are voting for and folds the bulletin into four, places it in the green envelope, and then closes it.
6 - The green envelope, duly sealed, is placed in the white envelope, along with a photocopy of the citizen's card or identity card, which the elector sends, once it has been closed, before the day of the election.