Handvest van de grondrechten van de Europese Unie

§ 4. Hääletamis- ja kandideerimisõigus
(1) Hääletamisõigus on Eesti kodanikul, kes on valimiste päevaks saanud 18-aastaseks.
(2) Hääletamisõigus on Eesti kodakondsust mitteomaval Euroopa Liidu kodanikul (edaspidi Euroopa Liidu kodanik):
1) kes on valimispäevaks saanud 18-aastaseks;
2) kelle püsiv elukoht on Eestis, see tähendab tema elukoha aadressiandmed on kantud Eesti Rahvastikuregistrisse (edaspidi rahvastikuregister);
3) kellelt tema päritoluriigis ei ole hääletamisõigust ära võetud.
(3) Hääleõiguslik ei ole isik, kes on:
1) valimisõiguse osas teovõimetuks tunnistatud;
2) kohtu poolt süüdi mõistetud kuriteos ja kannab vanglakaristust.
(4) Kandideerimisõigus on Eesti kodanikul, kes on valimispäeval vähemalt 21-aastane.
(5) Kandideerimisõigus on Euroopa Liidu kodanikul:
1) kes on valimispäeval vähemalt 21-aastane;
2) kelle püsiv elukoht on Eestis, see tähendab tema elukoha aadressiandmed on kantud rahvastikuregistrisse;
3) kellelt tema päritoluriigis ei ole kandideerimisõigust ära võetud.
(6) Euroopa Parlamendi liikmeks ei või kandideerida:
1) isik, kes on valimisõiguse osas teovõimetuks tunnistatud;
2) isik, kes on kohtu poolt süüdi mõistetud kuriteos ja kannab vanglakaristust;
3) tegevväelane.
(7) Isik võib samadel Euroopa Parlamendi valimistel hääletada ja kandideerida ainult ühes Euroopa Liidu liikmesriigis.

§ 4. Right to vote and stand as candidate.
(1) Estonian citizens who have attained 18 years of age by election day shall have the right to vote.
(2) A citizen of the European Union who is not an Estonian national (hereinafter citizen of the European Union) shall have the right to vote if:
1) he or she has attained 18 years of age by election day;
2) his or her permanent residence is in Estonia, i.e. the address details of his or her residence have been entered in the Estonian population register (hereinafter population register);
3) he or she has not been deprived of the right to vote in his or her home Member State.
(3) A person shall not have the right to vote if:
1) he or she is divested of the active legal capacity with regard to the right to vote;
2) he or she has been convicted of a crime by a court and is serving sentence in a penal institution.
(4) Estonian citizens who have attained 21 years of age by election day shall have the right to stand as candidates.
(5) A citizen of the European Union shall have the right to stand as a candidate if:
1) he or she has attained at least 21 years of age by election day;
2) his or her permanent residence is in Estonia, i.e. the address details of his or her residence have been entered in the population register;
3) he or she has not been deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in his or her home Member State.
(6) The following persons shall not stand as candidates for the European Parliament:
1) a person who has been divested of his or her active legal capacity with regard to the right to vote;
2) a person who has been convicted of a crime by a court and is serving sentence in a penal institution;
3) a person in active service in the Defence Forces.
(7) A person may vote or stand as a candidate only in one Member State of the European Union in the same elections to the European Parliament.

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Article 10 Every person whose name appears in the Electoral Registerlast published before the date fixed for the election and everyperson whose name appears in the European Union ElectoralRegister and who in either case has not, following the publicationof the said Electoral Register or the said European Union ElectoralRegister, been convicted of any offence connected with the electionof members to the House of Representatives or with the election ofmembers of Local Councils or with the election of members of theEuropean Parliament shall be entitled to vote in elections ofmembers of the European Parliament.

Article 18.Subject to the provisions of article 19, a person shall bequalified to stand for election as a member of the EuropeanParliament if such person is registered as a voter in the ElectoralRegister or in the European Union Electoral Register:Provided that public officers or any class or classes thereofmay be restricted from standing for election as members of theEuropean Parliament by the Public Service Management Code orsuch other regulations, rules or norms applicable from time to timeto the Public Service.

Artikel 38 (2) Wahlberechtigt ist, wer das achtzehnte Lebensjahr vollendet hat; wählbar ist, wer das Alter erreicht hat, mit dem die Volljährigkeit eintritt.

Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej Art. 62.1. Obywatel polski ma prawo udziału w referendum oraz prawo wybierania Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej, posłów, senatorów i przedstawicieli do organów samorządu terytorialnego, jeżeli najpóźniej w dniu głosowania kończy 18 lat. Art. 96.1. Sejm składa się z 460 posłów. 2. Wybory do Sejmu są powszechne, równe, bezpośrednie i proporcjonalne oraz odbywają się w głosowaniu tajnym. Art. 97.1 Senat składa się ze 100 senatorów. 2. Wybory do Senatu są powszechne, bezpośrednie i odbywają się w głosowaniu tajnym. Art. 99.1 Wybrany do Sejmu może być obywatel polski mający prawo wybierania, który najpóźniej w dniu wyborów kończy 21 lat.

Article 8La qualité de Belge s'acquiert, se conserve et se perd d'après les règles déterminées par la loi civile.La Constitution et les autres lois relatives aux droits politiques, déterminent quelles sont, outre cette qualité, les conditions nécessaires pour l'exercice de ces droits.Par dérogation à l'alinéa 2, la loi peut organiser le droit de vote des citoyens de l'Union européenne n'ayant pas la nationalité belge, conformément aux obligations internationales et supranationales de la Belgique. Le droit de vote visé à l'alinéa précédent peut être étendu par la loi aux résidents en Belgique qui ne sont pas des ressortissants d'un Etat membre de l'Union européenne, dans les conditions et selon les modalités déterminées par ladite loi.

101. (..) Pašvaldības ievēlē pilntiesīgi Latvijas pilsoņi un Eiropas Savienības pilsoņi, kas pastāvīgi uzturas Latvijā. Ikvienam Eiropas Savienības pilsonim, kas pastāvīgi uzturas Latvijā, ir tiesības likumā paredzētajā veidā piedalīties pašvaldību darbībā. (..)

Section 1This Law shall prescribe the procedures by which elections to the European Parliament shall take place in the Republic of Latvia. Section 2(1) In the Republic of Latvia the following shall have the right to elect the European Parliament:1) a Latvian citizen; and2) a citizen of the European Union who is not a Latvian citizen, but who resides in the Republic of Latvia.(2) A person who on polling day has reached 18 years of age has the right to vote if information regarding this person has been entered in the electoral register in Latvia and none of the restrictions referred to in Section 3 of this Law applies to such person.Section 3In the Republic of Latvia the following persons do not have the right to elect the European Parliament:1) persons who according to the procedures prescribed by law are recognised as lacking the capacity to act;2) persons who are serving sentences in places of deprivation of liberty; and3) persons who do not have the right to vote in the Member State of the European Union of which they are citizens.

33 straipsnis. Piliečiai turi teisę dalyvauti valdant savo šalį tiek tiesiogiai, tiek per demokratiškai išrinktus atstovus, taip pat teisę lygiomis sąlygomis stoti į Lietuvos Respublikos valstybinę tarnybą. 34 straipsnis. Piliečiai, kuriems rinkimų dieną yra sukakę 18 metų, turi rinkimų teisę. Teisę būti išrinktam nustato Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija ir rinkimų įstatymai. Rinkimuose nedalyvauja piliečiai, kurie teismo pripažinti neveiksniais.

XXIII. cikk (SZABADSÁG ÉS FELELŐSSÉG) (1) Minden nagykorú magyar állampolgárnak joga van ahhoz, hogy az országgyűlési képviselők, a helyi önkormányzati képviselők és polgármesterek, valamint az európai parlamenti képviselők választásán választó és választható legyen.
(2) Az Európai Unió más tagállamának magyarországi lakóhellyel rendelkező minden nagykorú állampolgárának joga van ahhoz, hogy a helyi önkormányzati képviselők és polgármesterek, valamint az európai parlamenti képviselők választásán választó és választható legyen.
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(6) Nem rendelkezik választójoggal az, akit bűncselekmény elkövetése vagy belátási képességének korlátozottsága miatt a bíróság a választójogból kizárt. Nem választható az Európai Unió más tagállamának magyarországi lakóhellyel rendelkező állampolgára, ha az állampolgársága szerinti állam jogszabálya, bírósági vagy hatósági döntése alapján hazájában kizárták e jog gyakorlásából.

Constitution of the Kingdom of SpainArticle 23 1.Citizens have the right to participate in public affairs, directly or through representatives freely elected in periodic elections by universal suffrage. 2. They also have the right to accede under conditions of equality to public functions and positions, in accordance with the requirements laid down by the law.

Artikel 4 Iedere Nederlander heeft gelijkelijk recht de leden van algemeen vertegenwoordigende organen te verkiezen alsmede tot lid van deze organen te worden verkozen, behoudens bij de wet gestelde beperkingen en uitzonderingen.; Artikel 59 Alles, wat verder het kiesrecht en de verkiezingen betreft, wordt bij de wet geregeld.

Article 15 (Foreigners, stateless persons, European citizens) (4) Under reciprocal terms, the law may accord foreigners who reside in Portugal the eligibility to vote for and stand for election as officeholders of local authority organs. (5) Under reciprocal terms, the law may also accord citizens of European Union Member States who reside in Portugal the eligibility to vote for and stand for election as Members of the European Parliament.
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Article 49 (Right to vote) (1) Every citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years has the right to vote, subject to the incapacities provided for in the general law. (2) The right to vote shall be exercised personally and constitutes a civic duty.

Article 50 (Right of access to public office) (1) Every citizen has the right of access to public office under equal and free conditions. (2) No one may be prejudiced in his appointments, job or professional career or the social benefits to which he is entitled, due to the exercise of political rights or of public office. (3) In governing the right of access to elected office, the law may only lay down the ineligibilities needed to guarantee both the electors’ freedom of choice, and independence and absence of bias in the exercise of the offices in question.
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Article 109 (Citizens’ participation in politics) The direct and active participation in political life by men and women is a condition for and a fundamental instrument in the consolidation of the democratic system, and the law must promote both equality in the exercise of civic and political rights and the absence of gender-based discrimination in access to political office.
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Article 113 (General principles of electoral law) (1) Direct, secret and periodic suffrage is the general rule for the appointment of the officeholders of the elected entities that exercise sovereignty, elected organs of autonomous regions and elected local government organs.

Article 38 After Romania's accession to the European Union, Romanian citizens shall have the right to elect and be elected to the European Parliament.

Article 30 (1) Citizens have the right to participate in the administration of public affairs either directly or through the free election of their representatives. Foreigners with a permanent residence on the territory of the Slovak Republic have the right to vote and be elected in the self-administration bodies of municipalities and self-administration bodies of superior territorial units. (2) Elections must be held within deadlines not exceeding the regular electoral period as laid down by law. (3) The right to vote is universal, equal, and direct and is exercised by means of secret ballot. Conditions for exercising the right to vote shall be laid down by law. (4) Citizens have access to elected and other public posts under equal conditions.

Article 31 The legal regulation of all political rights and freedoms and their interpretation and use must enable and protect a free competition of political forces in a democratic society.

Article 32 Citizens have the right to put up resistance against anyone who would eliminate the democratic order of basic human rights and freedoms listed in this Constitution, if the activity of constitutional bodies and the effective use of legal means are rendered impossible.

14 § Vaali- ja osallistumisoikeudet (...) Jokaisella Suomen kansalaisella ja maassa asuvalla muulla Euroopan unionin kansalaisella, joka on täyttänyt kahdeksantoista vuotta, on oikeus äänestää Euroopan parlamentin vaaleissa sen mukaan kuin lailla säädetään.

Article 8The status as a Belgian citizen is acquired, kept and lost according to rules established by civil law.The Constitution and the other laws concerning political rights, establish, apart from this status, the necessary conditions for the exercising of these rights.In a departure from the second paragraph, the law can, in accordance with Belgium’s international and supranational obligations, establish a right to vote for citizens of the European Union who are not Belgian citizens.The right to vote referred to in the preceding paragraph can be extended by a law to Belgian residents who are not citizens of a Member State of the European Union, under the conditions and in accordance with the terms specified in such a law.

Article 31
Every citizen has, subject to the provisions of this Constitution and any electoral law of the Republic or of the relevant Communal Chamber made thereunder, the right to vote in any election held under this Constitution or any such law.