Requirements for voting
The same requirements for casting a vote in the municipal council elections apply to Dutch nationals and EU citizens. A voter needs to meet the following requirements:
- he/she must be 18 years of age or over
- he/she may not be debarred from voting
- he/she must have been a resident of a Dutch municipality on nomination day, as evidenced by the Base Registry Persons.
These requirements apply equally to all non-EU citizens who have legally resided in the Netherlands for at least five years. In other words, possessing Dutch nationality is not a requirement to be entitled to vote in the municipal council elections.
Everyone eligible to vote will receive an invitation to cast their vote sent to their home address no later than fourteen days prior to election day. This invitation includes their poll card. The poll card allows the voter to cast their vote in the polling station of their choice within the municipality's borders.
Voters unable to cast their vote in person on election day may have their vote cast by proxy.
Voters unable to cast their vote in person on election day may have their vote cast by proxy.
Polling stations are open from 7.30 a.m. to 9.00 p.m.