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Article 5
 

Registration requirements for citizens of the European Union with principal domicile in Austria but not having Austrian nationality

(1) Citizens of the European Union with a principal domicile in an Austrian municipality but not having Austrian nationality will, upon application, be registered in the European electoral records for the duration of their stay in Austria, provided that they produce a valid identity document and make a formal statement (”European Voter’s Index Sheet” - for specimen see Annex 1) indicating that they wish to vote for the Members of Parliament to be delegated by Austria in elections to the European Parliament and that they have not been barred from exercising their right to vote in their state  of origin.

(2) The formal statement shall indicate their nationality and address in Austria. In addition, the statement shall indicate in which electoral records of their state of origin, if any, they were last registered.

(3) The completed European Voter’s Index Sheet and the pertinent documents corroborating their reasons shall be attached to the application in accordance with para 1.

(4) Applications made in accordance with para 1 that do not result in a registration in the European electoral records shall be considered as objections in accordance with § 7 by the municipalities where the applications were filed.

(5) The names of citizens of the European Union, who revoke in writing their formal statement indicating that they wish to vote for the Members of Parliament to be delegated by Austria in elections to the European Parliament, shall be deleted from the European electoral records.