European elections are mandatory in Luxembourg. Everyone who is aged 18 and over is, in fact, obligated to participate if they are registered on the electoral roll. The exception to this rule only applies to people over the age of 75, and those who live in a commune other than the one in which they are called to vote. People who have had their citizenship revoked are equally no longer eligible to vote. To vote in the EU elections an EU nationality is required.
For those no longer living in Luxembourg, applications for a postal vote are possible until 16 April – 40 days before the vote. With a Luxembourgish address, there is a little more leeway time-wise. Here the cut-off point for handing in a request is 2 May (the time frame usually consists of 25 days before the vote, however since this falls on the 1 May, a bank holiday, the deadline has been set back by 1 day).
People with a LuxTrust-account or a digital ID (eID) can easily apply online on MyGuichet, otherwise applications can be made at your local commune.
More information can be found on Guichet.
https://guichet.public.lu/de/citoyens/citoyennete/elections/elections-europeennes/vote-correspondance-elections-europeennes.html
A total of 705 MEP seats are up for vote: this includes 6 Luxembourgish members of parliament, compared to Germany’s 96 seats.
In Luxembourg, you can vote for a single party, which gives each of the party's candidates 1 vote. To do that, you need to put a cross above the list. You can also, however, vote for single members, either from one or multiple lists. This means you can give members either 1 or 2 votes, however, each person only has 6 votes: giving more is prohibited. Drawing or doodling on the vote renders it invalid.
6 votes per person
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