European elections on 09 June 2024

If the requested postal voting documents have not been received, it is still possible to apply for a replacement ballot paper until Saturday, 8 June 2024, by 12.00 noon.

In the European elections, the citizens of the countries of the European Union elect the members of the European Parliament. The European Parliament is the only directly elected body in the EU. The last European elections were held in May 2019.

This year, 720 MEPs will be elected. Of these, 96 seats will go to MEPs from Germany. This means that Germany has the most MEPs in the European Parliament - followed by France with 81 and Italy with 76.

German
Anyone who is eligible to vote on election day

• is a German within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law, i.e. has German citizenship,
• has reached the age of 16,
• has lived in Germany or one of the other EU Member States for at least three months or otherwise habitually resides there, and
• is not excluded from the right to vote.

If you meet these requirements and are registered in Beckum with your main or sole residence on 28 April 2024, you will automatically be entered in the electoral register in Beckum.

EU citizens
Anyone who is eligible to vote on election day

• is a national of one of the other member states of the European Union,
• has reached the age of 16,
• has lived in the electoral territory or in the other member states of the European Union for at least three months on election day or is otherwise ordinarily resident there,
• is not excluded from the right to vote
• and has submitted the application for EU citizens to be entered on the electoral roll for the 2024 European elections.
  

Every eligible voter has one vote, which can be cast for one list.

Information for Germans abroad

• Registration in the electoral roll in Beckum is possible on application until 19 May 2024

Information for EU citizens

• Registration in the electoral roll in Beckum on application by 19 May 2024

The entire Federal Republic of Germany forms one constituency. Voting in the town of Beckum takes place in 19 electoral districts, to which voters are allocated according to their place of residence.

It is a list election according to the principles of proportional representation.
The Federal Republic of Germany is represented by 96 deputies.

As soon as the polling stations are closed and the votes cast have been counted, the results of the European elections will be published live on the European Parliament's website.

On 16 July 2024, the Members of the European Parliament will meet and elect a new President. New political groups will also be formed. There are currently seven different political groups.