Voting from abroad for the European Parliament elections

The Netherlands will vote for the European Parliament elections on 6 June 2024. Dutch citizens living abroad are also able to vote. In order to do so they must be registered as a voter with the Municipality of The Hague.

On the page Begin link: Register as a Dutch voter abroad, end link. you can read about how to register. Make sure the municipality receives your complete application on time. Your application must be received by Thursday, 25 April 2024 by 23.59 hrs. (CET)

Are you already registered as a Dutch voter abroad? The municipality will send you your postal voting slip as of mid-March. You will receive the election ballot approximately 4 weeks before election day (around 9 May 2024). To be able to vote you need a Dutch identity document which is valid on 23 April 2024.  

If you live in a different EU member state

If you live in another European Union member state, you can choose:

• You can vote for a Dutch candidate for the European Parliament. You have to be registered as a voter at the Municipality of The Hague.  
• Or you can vote for a candidate of the EU country where you are living. You have to register this choice in the country where you are living. You are then not allowed to also vote for a Dutch candidate.

EU countries share their voter registration information with each other in order to prevent residents from voting more than once. Are you registered as a voter in your country of residence? Then the Municipality of The Hague will have to delete your voter registration. You will then not be able to vote for a Dutch candidate.

Authorise somebody to vote on your behalf

You can also authorise somebody to vote on your behalf. This is handy if you live in a country where the postal service is slow or unreliable.

Would you like to do this? Then you need to give somebody a Begin link: written authorisation (proxy), end link. . To do this you must first be registered as a Dutch voter abroad for the European Parliament elections. The municipality must receive your complete application by Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 23.59 hrs. (CET)

Postal voting slip not received or lost

Did you not receive your postal voting slip or have you lost it? Request a Begin link: replacement postal voting slip, end link. . You will get it by email. To do this you must be registered as a voter. The municipality must receive your complete application by Monday, 27 May 2024 at 23.59 hrs. (CET)

Vote in the Netherlands with a voter card

You can also vote yourself on 6 June 2024 with a Begin link: voter card, end link. . You can use it at any polling station in the Netherlands, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius or Saba. To do this you must be registered as a voter. The municipality must receive your complete application by Thursday, 25 April 2024 at 23.59 hrs. (CET)

Temporarily abroad

Are you abroad for a longer period of time for your work, studies or a holiday, but you are still registered in a Dutch municipality? You can vote by proxy (through your municipality) or by post. To vote by post you must be registered as a Dutch voter abroad. Read more on the page Begin link: Temporarily abroad, end link. . The municipality must receive your complete application by Friday, 10 May 2024 at 23.59 hrs. (CET)

Report any changes

Has your email address or home address changed? Report your new details as quickly as possible. The deadline is 4 April 2024. This way the municipality can still send your postal voting slip and ballot to the right address on time. To change your information use the Begin link: amendment form, end link. .

Contact

Do you have any questions? Contact the municipality by calling tel. +31 70 353 44 00. This number is available Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 17.00 hrs. Or send an email to Begin link: kbn.verkiezingen@denhaag.nl, end link. .