Voting by post

The European elections will be held on Sunday 9 June 2024 in Sweden.

Here’s what to do

1. Prepare your vote in secrecy. Write the name of the party for which you wish to vote on your blank ballot paper. You can also cast a personal vote by writing the names of both the party and your preferred candidate. Put your ballot paper in your vote envelope. Close the envelope by tucking the flap down or sealing it. Your witnesses do not have to be present when you do this.
2. Put your vote envelope in the envelope marked “Ytterkuvert för brevröst” (“Outer envelope for postal voting”) in the presence of two witnesses. Seal the outer envelope. Enter your personal data and signature clearly on the outer envelope. For the vote to be approved, every field must be completed.
3. Your witnesses must enter their details and signatures clearly on back of the outer envelope. For your vote to be approved, every field must be completed.
4. 4 Then take out the envelope marked “Omslagskuvert för brevröst” (“Cover window envelope for postal voting”).
   If you have a voting card: Place the voting card in front of the outer envelope inside the cover envelope so the election committee’s address is clearly visible in the window of the cover envelope.
   If you do not have a voting card: Place the outer envelope so the Swedish Election Authority’s address on the outer envelope is clearly visible in the window of the cover envelope.
5. Check that you have completed each step outlined above. If you have completed every step outlined above, you’re ready to seal and stamp the outer envelope. Post your postal vote from abroad as soon as possible, but no earlier than 25 April 2024. Your postal vote must arrive in time for the vote count. You cannot send your vote from Sweden.

Post your postal vote no earlier than 25 April

Voting by post means that you vote in advance by posting your vote from abroad in good time, well before election day.

Be sure to send your vote so it arrives in time for the vote count. Your vote will not be counted if you send it from Sweden.

Your postal vote will be sent to your local polling station in Sweden. At the polling station, a poll clerk will remove your voting card from your vote envelope. Your vote envelope will then be placed in the ballot box with the other votes, in the same way as if you had voted at the polling station.

Witnesses

In order to vote by post, your vote must be witnessed by two people who are at least 18 years old. Your witnesses do not have to be Swedish citizens.

Your witnesses must certify that your postal vote has been prepared in the correct way, by entering their personal data on the outer envelope. If your witnesses do not have a Swedish personal identity number, they can write their dates of birth instead.

It is important for your witnesses to write their personal data clearly to ensure that your vote is not rejected.

Ballot paper

Your postal voting materials include a blank ballot paper. Write on it the name of the party for which you wish to vote. You can also cast a personal vote by writing the names of both the party and your preferred candidate. Remember to write clearly.

Further information about personal votes, parties and candidates is available in Swedish

Eligibility to vote and voting cards

If you are eligible to vote, your name will be on the electoral roll and you will receive a voting card. Your eligibility to vote will be stated on your voting card.

You are eligible to vote if you are a Swedish citizen and you are, or have been, listed in the Swedish Population Register. You are also eligible to vote if you are a citizen of an EU country, are listed in the Swedish Population Register, and have registered to vote.

Swedish citizens who are listed in the Swedish Population Register are automatically listed on the electoral roll. EU citizens who wish to be included on the Swedish electoral roll must register to vote with the County Administrative Board (“Länstyrelsen”) no later than 30 days before election day.

Please note:

• You must be at least 18 years old on election day.
• A person who has never been listed in the Swedish Population Register is not eligible to vote.
• If you are a Swedish citizen and are resident in another EU country, you can choose to vote in your country of residence instead. If this is the case, you should contact the election authority in your country of residence and register to vote there. You can only vote in one country – even if you have dual citizenship.