# Amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

European Parliament procedure 2025/2195(INL) (INL, 10th term, committee AFCO). Stage: None. 16 committee amendments tabled by 11 Members between 2025-10-17 and 2025-10-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier concerns amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote in plenary by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth. The amendments link the reform to work-life balance and the participation of mothers and parents in politics, strengthen maternity and paternity rules for Members, and add a derogation to Article 6(1) of the Act on the election of Members by direct universal suffrage, while noting limits to preserve the secrecy of the ballot and Members' personal accountability.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel FREUND | Germany | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/106936.md |
| Nikolas FARANTOURIS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256823.md |
| Sandro GOZI | France | RE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204419.md |
| Tobiasz BOCHEŃSKI | Poland | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257073.md |
| Marieke EHLERS | Netherlands | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/192254.md |
| Ernő SCHALLER-BAROSS | Hungary | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/213330.md |
| Jean-Paul GARRAUD | France | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197628.md |
| Alexandre VARAUT | France | PfE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5736.md |
| Sabine VERHEYEN | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96756.md |
| Ana Miguel PEDRO | Portugal | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/110673.md |
| Loránt VINCZE | Romania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/98582.md |

## Official source documents

- PE778.335: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/AFCO-AM-778335_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-2195-INL · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-2195-INL.json

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