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Article 8
 

Eligibility to vote


1. The right to elect Members of the Seimas and the President of the Republic shall be granted to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania who have reached the age of 18 or over on polling day.
2. The right to elect municipal councillors and the mayor shall be granted to permanent residents of the respective municipality who have reached the age of 18 or over on polling day.
3. Eligibility to vote in local and mayoral elections shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania, nationals of another Member State of the European Union entitled to reside in the Republic of Lithuania, and other persons, given they have a documented proof of being entitled to permanent residence in the Republic of Lithuania and provided that they have declared the given municipality as their place of residence under the legislation of the Republic of Lithuania at least 60 days in advance of the polling day or have been entered in the records of persons who have not declared their place of residence in the given municipality.
4. Eligibility to elect Members of the European Parliament shall be reserved to citizens of the Republic of Lithuania and nationals of other Member States of the European Union permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania who have reached the age of 18 or over on polling day.


5. A national of another Member State of the European Union who, under the legislation of the Republic of Lithuania, has acquired the right to reside in the Republic of Lithuania and has declared the place of residence in the Republic of Lithuania no later than 60 days before the polling day, shall be deemed to be a national of another Member State of the European Union permanently residing in the Republic of Lithuania.