Procedure

Electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections

2021/0372(CNS)·9th term·AFCO / LIBE·CNS - Consultation procedure

Subjects: Political rights, right to vote and to stand in elections · Elections, direct universal suffrage

Summary

Legislative dossier on the electoral rights of mobile Union citizens in European Parliament elections. The amendments address the right of non-national Union citizens to vote and stand as candidates under the same conditions as nationals, citing the relevant TFEU articles and Council Directive 93/109/EC, and cover automatic voter registration with an opt-out, preventing double voting or candidacy, supporting documents, and national parties not making membership conditional on nationality.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
15 Jul 2022 – 7 Apr 2025
Plenary vote — Passed
14 Feb 2023 · On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Plenary vote — Adopted
17 Jun 2025 · On the Council draft

215

Amendments

distinct, in window

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

15 Jul 2022 – 7 Apr 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

6 roll-call votes

In plenary, Parliament usually votes in steps: first on amendments to the text (sometimes split into parts, so Members can accept one half of a sentence and reject the other), then on the text as a whole. The “main vote” is the one that adopts or rejects the text itself. Each vote below shows exactly which step it was. How voting works →

Where each group stood at the decisive votes

Group			Shift
EPP	For99%	For100%	consistent
S&D	For100%	For100%	consistent
Renew	For98%	For100%	consistent
Greens/EFA	For94%	For100%	consistent
ECR	Against98%	For76%	Against → For
The Left	For91%	For98%	consistent
Patriots	—	Against59%	—
ID	Against100%	—	—
ESN	—	For88%	—
Non-attached	Against62%	For70%	Against → For

Milestones are the votes that adopt or reject text (not every amendment vote) — the percentage is the share of the group’s Members behind that position. Click a column heading to open the vote below.

Show the 3 earlier votes
1. 14 Feb 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 49 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 49/2 · what was voted ↗
  484 for149 against19 abstentions53 did not vote
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2. 14 Feb 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 51
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 51 · what was voted ↗
  502 for130 against17 abstentions56 did not vote
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3. 14 Feb 2023Passedoutcome from totals
  On the lead committee's amendments — amendment 52
  Official label: Amendements de la commission compétente - vote séparé - Am 52 · what was voted ↗
  489 for148 against14 abstentions54 did not vote
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14 Feb 2023Main votePassedoutcome from totals
On the Commission proposal (the draft law)
Official label: Proposition de la Commission · what was voted ↗
500 for143 against9 abstentions53 did not vote
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17 Jun 2025Adopted
On paragraph 2
Official label: § 2 · what was voted ↗
306 for158 against202 abstentions53 did not vote
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17 Jun 2025Main voteAdopted
On the Council draft
Official label: Projet du Conseil · what was voted ↗
587 for60 against21 abstentions51 did not vote
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