The Ministry of Interior announces that the offices of the District Administrations of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos, and Famagusta (Paralimni office) will remain open and will accept applications for voter registration, declarations for voting at an overseas polling station, and responsible statements from Turkish Cypriots for correction of their address in the Population Registry system on Saturday, 30th March 2024, from 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Furthermore, on Tuesday, 2nd April 2024, the last day for voter registration and submission of declarations for voting at an overseas polling station, all local District Administration Offices, Citizen Service Centers, and the Election Service at the Ministry of Interior will be open until 5:00 p.m.
Responsible statements from Turkish Cypriots for the correction of their address will also be accepted at various crossing points from the occupied areas to the areas under the control of the Republic until the aforementioned time.
Electronic voter registration applications and electronic submission of declarations for voting at an overseas polling station can be submitted until midnight on 2nd April 2024.
It is reminded that in the upcoming elections for Members of the European Parliament and Local Authorities, all citizens of the Republic aged 18 and above who have their usual residence in Cyprus, as well as citizens of other EU member states residing in Cyprus and registered in the relevant electoral rolls, have the right to vote. The deadline for submission of applications is Tuesday, 2nd April 2024.
Therefore, those who have not yet registered in the electoral rolls are called upon to submit their application in time to be able to exercise their voting rights.
After the aforementioned date, no new registrations or changes can be made to the electoral rolls.
Young people who will turn 18 by 9th June 2024, the election day, i.e., those born until 9th June 2006, also have the right to register.
The application in this case must be submitted in advance and no later than 2nd April 2024.
For citizens up to 25 years old, applications can be submitted electronically via the elections website at elections.gov.cy.
Printed applications can be submitted at local District Administration Offices, Citizen Service Centers (KEP), and Citizen Centers (KE.PO. – Cyprus Post).
Application forms can be obtained from the aforementioned points, as well as from the Election Service of the Ministry of Interior and the elections website.
Regarding overseas polling stations, it is reminded that only for the European Parliament elections, polling stations will operate overseas, specifically in Greece, the United Kingdom, and Belgium, for voters who are already registered in the electoral roll or will register by 2nd April 2024.
To enable the operation of polling stations overseas, a special electoral roll is compiled, to which the details of registered voters from the permanent electoral roll of Cyprus are transferred upon a relevant declaration submitted by interested parties.
Overseas polling stations, according to the current electoral legislation, can operate only in cities where the number of voters who will submit a relevant declaration exceeds fifty (50).
For this purpose, voters with an electoral booklet who wish to exercise their voting rights overseas can submit a declaration, no later than 2nd April 2024.
The declaration can be submitted either electronically on the elections website at elections.gov.cy or in printed form, by completing the relevant form available on the elections website and submitting it to the Embassies/Consulates of the Republic abroad, local District Administration Offices, Citizen Service Centers (KEP), Citizen Centers (KE.PO.) of the Cyprus Post, and the Election Service of the Ministry of Interior.
