European elections: turnout just over 25% at 12 noon. Ten questions and answers

In this case, the vote will not go by default to the leader indicated by the party, but only to the list.

Disjunctive voting' is not permitted. Thus, one cannot select a list and then indicate a preference among the candidates of another list.

The postal voting system does not apply to European elections: Italian voters permanently resident or temporarily domiciled for work or study reasons in EU countries (as well as family members cohabiting with voters temporarily domiciled in the same EU countries) may go to the appropriate polling stations set up by the diplomatic-consular network. Online voting or voting by proxy is also not permitted.

For the election of Italian members to the European Parliament, lists must have obtained at least 4% of the valid votes cast at national level.

On the occasion of the European elections on 8 and 9 June, 'out-of-office' students will be able to vote, for the first time, for lists and candidates from their home constituency, without having to return to their municipality of residence. To be eligible to vote 'away from home', interested students had to submit a special application to their municipality of residence by 5 May 2024. The new method of voting will allow students domiciled for a period of at least three months in a municipality outside their region of residence to vote: in the municipality where they live temporarily if it belongs to the same electoral district as their municipality of residence; or in special polling stations set up in the regional capital of the municipality where they live temporarily, if the latter belongs to a different electoral district from their municipality of residence (there are five districts in which the Italian territory is divided: North West, North East, Centre, South and Islands). Therefore, if a student from Milan studies in Forlì, he/she will not be able to vote in the polling stations in the city of Forlì, but will have to do so in Bologna, since Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy belong to two different constituencies (North West and North East). On the other hand, if a student from Bologna is attending university in Verona, he/she will not have to vote in the capital of the Veneto region, but will be able to vote in Padua, since both regions belong to the same North-East constituency.

Voters in hospitals and nursing homes may be admitted to vote at the place of hospitalisation, provided that they are registered on the electoral roll of any municipality in the national territory. They may vote at the place of hospitalisation or nursing home upon presentation of their polling card and a specific certificate issued by the Mayor at the request of those concerned.

Voters suffering from serious disabilities for whom it is not possible to leave their homes may exercise their right to vote from home during the hours when voting is open by presenting a health certificate issued free of charge by the ASL (local health authority) upon application to the mayor of their municipality. Voters who are non-ambulatory, if they are registered at a polling station that is not accessible, may exercise their right to vote in another section of the municipality that is housed in a seat with the appropriate characteristics, by presenting a medical certificate issued free of charge by the ASL directly to the president of the chosen polling station. Some municipalities also organise public transport services to facilitate reaching the alternative polling station.

Physically impaired voters may exercise their right to vote with the assistance of another voter from their family or, failing that, a chosen accompanying person who may be registered on the electoral roll of any Italian municipality. For this purpose, it is necessary to present the health documentation issued free of charge by the ASL. Alternatively, it is possible to obtain from the electoral office of your municipality a permanent record of the right to assisted voting on your electoral card. For assisted voting for blind voters, it is sufficient to produce the polling card issued by the Inps