Council of the European Union 26 May 2026, Council Directive (EU) 2026/1194 of 26 May 2026 laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (recast)

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CHAPTER I. General provisions
Article 1. Subject matter and scope
Article 2. Definitions
Article 3. Conditions governing the right to vote and to stand as a candidate
Article 4. Residence period requirements
Article 5. Ineligibility
Article 6. Incompatibility
CHAPTER II. Exercise of the right to vote and the right to stand as a candidate
Article 7. Freedom to choose to vote in the Member State of residence
Article 8. Entry on and removal from the electoral roll
Article 9. Registration as a candidate
Article 10. Specific means of voting
Article 11. Decision on registration and legal remedies
Article 12. Provision of information
CHAPTER III. Derogations and transitional provisions
Article 13. Derogations
CHAPTER IV. Final provisions
Article 14. Reporting
Article 15. Evaluation
Article 16. Exercise of the delegation
Article 17. Transposition
Article 18. Repeal
Article 19. Entry into force and application
Article 20. Addressees
ANNEX I. ANNEX II

Official Journal
of the European Union

L series

2026/1194

4.6.2026

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE (EU) 2026/1194

of 26 May 2026

laying down detailed arrangements for the exercise of the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in municipal elections for Union citizens residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals

(recast)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

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