Procedure

Reform of the European Electoral Act – hurdles to ratification and implementation in the Member States

2025/2028(INI)·10th term·AFCO·INI

Summary

An own-initiative report on reforming the European Electoral Act and hurdles to its ratification and implementation in the Member States. The amendments reference Article 223 TFEU on Parliament's right to initiate a uniform electoral procedure, the 1976 European Electoral Act, ratification of Council Decision 2018/994 as a national decision, the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and the balance between harmonisation and national sovereignty.

Procedure timeline

Committee amendments tabled
14 Jul 2025
Plenary vote — Adopted
20 Jan 2026 · On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole

104

Amendments

distinct, in window

Members

tabled at least one

Committee(s)

14 Jul 2025

Dates

Plenary votes

13 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 →

Show the 10 earlier votes
1. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 2 (part 1 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 2/1 · what was voted ↗
  645 for12 against0 abstentions62 did not vote
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2. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 2 (part 2 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 2/2 · what was voted ↗
  419 for193 against37 abstentions70 did not vote
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3. 20 Jan 2026Rejected
  On amendment 2 — text to be inserted after paragraph 3
  Official label: Après le § 3 - Am 2 · what was voted ↗
  202 for445 against5 abstentions67 did not vote
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4. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On paragraph 3 (part 3 of a split vote)
  Official label: § 3/3 · what was voted ↗
  379 for216 against53 abstentions71 did not vote
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5. 20 Jan 2026Rejected
  On amendment 4 — text to be inserted after paragraph 5
  Official label: Après le § 5 - Am 4 · what was voted ↗
  195 for439 against8 abstentions77 did not vote
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6. 20 Jan 2026Rejected
  On amendment 5 — text to be inserted after paragraph 12
  Official label: Après le § 12 - Am 5 · what was voted ↗
  198 for441 against11 abstentions69 did not vote
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7. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On recital B
  Official label: Considérant B/2 · what was voted ↗
  427 for212 against24 abstentions56 did not vote
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8. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On recital C
  Official label: Considérant C · what was voted ↗
  645 for14 against0 abstentions60 did not vote
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9. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On recital F
  Official label: Considérant F/2 · what was voted ↗
  428 for204 against19 abstentions68 did not vote
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10. 20 Jan 2026Adopted
  On recital G
  Official label: Considérant G · what was voted ↗
  420 for198 against43 abstentions58 did not vote
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20 Jan 2026Rejected
On amendment 1 — recital H
Official label: Considérant H - Am 1 · what was voted ↗
189 for461 against12 abstentions57 did not vote
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20 Jan 2026Adopted
On recital M
Official label: Considérant M · what was voted ↗
645 for8 against9 abstentions57 did not vote
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20 Jan 2026Main voteAdopted
On the motion for a resolution — the text as a whole
Official label: Proposition de résolution (ensemble du texte) · what was voted ↗
417 for234 against9 abstentions59 did not vote
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