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April 27 deadline for EU citizens to register to vote in Bulgaria's MEP elections

Tue, Apr 14 2009 10:40 CET byPetar Kostadinov 830 Views 1 Comment
April 27 deadline for EU citizens to register to vote in Bulgaria's MEP elections

Citizens of European Union member states who want to vote in Bulgaria's European Parliament elections on June 7 2009 must fill in an application form at the office of the municipality where they reside in by April 27 2009.

Only EU citizens who have lived permanently in the country in the past three months and have permanent residence can vote in Bulgaria.

The form is universal and once filed, deprives the holder's right to vote in any other EU country at the elections.

This will be Bulgaria's second election for MEPs. In 2007, Bulgaria and Romania elected 18 MEPs after the two countries joined the EU that year. Now Bulgaria will send 17 MEPs. The threshold for the election of an MEP is 5.88 per cent.

The election campaign for the elections starts on May 17 2009 and ends on June 6 2009. By May 12 2009 all parties, coalitions and initiative committees must register with the CEC. By May 15 2009, all candidate MPs must also register.

Parties must pay a deposit of 50 000 leva and collect 15 000 signatures in support. Coalitions have to deposit 100 000 leva each and should have 20 000 signatures.

An initiative committee must be composed of at least seven people and must deposit 15 000 leva and present 10 000 signatures in their support.

By April 22 2009, all members of the 31 Regional Election Committees must be appointed. Each will have 25 members.

Bulgaria will hold its national parliamentary elections somewhere between June 28 and July 5 2009.

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Anonymous Paromita Fri, Apr 24 2009 18:07 CET
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Trundled all the way across town to my local municipality office today (Friday) to sign up. No forms as yet available - you're too early."But it said in the paper we must register by 27th(Monday)!" At least the kind lady at the municipal office took my phone number. She just called me to say they have the forms now and I must come back on Monday to fill it in. "Can I come on Tuesday as I'm busy on Monday?" "No sorry Monday is the deadline" Go figure!

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