European, federal and regional elections of 9 June 2024
The next elections for the European Parliament, Chamber of Representatives and Regional and Community Parliaments will be held on Sunday 9 June 2024.
Belgian and European (for the European level only) voters are invited to exercise their right and duty to vote on Sunday 9 June 2024 (as every 5 years). These elections include:
- European level: the 22 European parliamentarians who are the Belgian representatives of the European Parliament
- Federal - legislative level: the 150 deputies who are part of the Chamber of Representatives and part of the 50 senators who are part of the Senate
- Regional level for the Brussels Capital Region: the 89 (72 French-speaking, 17 Dutch-speaking) representatives in the Parliament of the Brussels Capital Region
More info:
- External site European, federal and regional elections - Voters (in French, Dutch and German)
- External site European elections: your chance to have your say
Citizens of an EU member state who are entered in the population registers of a Belgian municipality may register on the electoral roll for the European elections of 9 June 2024:
On 9 June 2024, 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote for the European Parliament for the first time. More info:
External site Voting rights for Belgians aged 16-18 (in French, Dutch and German)
Young Belgians no longer need to register for the European Parliament elections. They will automatically be included on the voters' list. However, voting will not be compulsory for these young people.
Young Europeans living in Belgium must register if they wish to vote in the European Parliament elections. They will only appear on the electoral roll if they register by 31 March 2024 at the latest.
Even if they do register, voting remains optional for these young Europeans (conversely, voting is compulsory for Europeans over the age of 18 who register to vote in the European Parliament elections). More info:
External site If you are a European citizen living in Belgium (in French, Dutch and German)
Some voters can cast their votes by giving a proxy to another voter. This way, the proxy holder can vote in the name of the proxy giver.
The proxy holder must first vote in his or her own polling station. He/she then casts a vote in the proxy giver's polling station.
Conditions
On the day of voting, the proxy holder must be in possession of:
- the completed proxy form
- his or her own identity card
- his or her own convocation letter with proof that he or she has already voted (= the stamp affixed at his or her own polling station)
It is possible to give a proxy to another voter who can vote for the same candidates as the voter giving the proxy.
So a voter within the same constituency.
An EU citizen cannot vote for the House of Representatives candidates. Consequently, an EU citizen cannot exercise a proxy for a Belgian citizen.
However, a Belgian can exercise a proxy for an EU citizen, as he/she also participates in the European Parliament elections.
A voter can exercise only one proxy.
The proxy may be given until election day for reasons 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 and for reasons 3 and 7 until the day before the election.
The following voters may authorise another voter to vote on their behalf:
- illness or disability
- professional reasons
- self-employed activity
- state of deprivation of liberty
- conviction
- study reasons
- temporary stay abroad
How to apply?
The following video shows voting by proxy (the video is in French with subtitles in French):
- Obtain the form for a Belgian voter or for a European voter:
- External site Proxy form for Belgian voters (in French)
- External site Proxy form for European voters (in French)
- External site Proxy form for minor voters (in French)
- Complete and sign the form (by the proxy giver + by the proxy holder)
- Provide proof of the reason for absence
The reasons for the proxy must be attested on the proxy form:
- Illness or disability: a doctor attests on the form that the voter is unable to attend or be conducted to the polling station due to illness or disability.
- Professional reasons: the employer attests on the form that the voter is unable to report to the polling station for professional reasons. If the voter resides abroad, the employer attests the same for the voter's family members.
- Self-employed person, boatman, market vendor, fair trader: the municipal administration mentions on the proxy form, provided the voter presents his company number and submits a sworn statement, that the voter is unable to come to the polling station, due to his activity as a self-employed person.
How to apply?- By e-mail: elections@brucity.be by sending a External site declaration on your honour
- At the Brucity Administrative Centre, without an appointment
- Condition of deprivation of liberty: the management of the penitentiary where the voter resides shall indicate on the form that the voter is in a condition of deprivation of liberty on the day of voting.
- Conviction: the organiser of the religious activity or the activity of expressing a religious belief attests that the voter cannot come to the polling station on the day of voting because of the voter's participation in an activity as a result of his freedom to practise his religion or express his beliefs.
- Study reasons: the management of the educational institution attests on the proxy form that the student, due to study reasons, is unable to report to the polling station.
- Temporary stay abroad: the municipal administration attests that the voter is unable to report to the polling station on the day of voting due to a temporary stay abroad, provided that the voter presents the necessary supporting documents or on the basis of a External site declaration of honour if the voter is unable to present such a supporting document.
How to apply?- By e-mail: elections@brucity.be by sending the necessary supporting documents (plane tickets or hotel reservations) or a External site declaration on your honour
- At the Brucity Administrative Centre, without an appointment
The same proxy form must be signed by both the giver and the holder, and the reason for voting by proxy must also be stated on the same form.
More info?
- External site Voting by proxy (in French)
- External site Voting by proxy (in Dutch)
If you are unable to vote on election day, you have two options:
- You can appoint a proxy (see 'Voting by proxy')
- Or you can send your reasons for absence to the president of the main electoral office, who will decide whether your reasons are justified
This mail, sent in connection with the elections, may be sent free of charge (free of postage), as long as the postage is marked 'Loi électorale'.
Elections
Palais de Justice (étage -1, local W11)
Place Poelaert 1
1000 Bruxelles
Video
Next video shows what to do if you are unable to vote on election day (the video is in French with subitles in French):
More info?
Demonstration sessions
The City of Brussels will organise electronic voting demonstration sessions in May 2024.
The dates and locations will be announced soon.
These demonstrations are intended for all citizens of Brussels who wish to become familiar with the electronic voting system. Registration is not necessary.
Video
Next video shows the electronic voting procedure (the video is in French with subitles in French):
How to vote?
- External site How to vote? (in French)
- External site Explications about electronic voting (in French)
- External site How to vote? (in Dutch)
- External site Explications about electronic voting (in Dutch)
List of polling stations City of Brussels 2024 (PDF, 18.22 KB)
You want to stand for election? You are looking for more info on that, the form to file a candidature,...? More info:
External site Candidates (in French, Dutch and German)
Election posters
About 15 election billboards are spread across the territory of the City of Brussels.
Only the City services are allowed to affix election posters on them for the parties - lists.
The posters can be dropped off at Brucity, to be taken by appointment from mid-April by e-mail to affichageelectoral@brucity.be.
The election signs are approximately 1.12m wide and 1.80m high and their distribution will be determined by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
More info will be available soon (circular from the Mayor, telephone contact, required documents, formats of the posters).
Request for the electoral roll
- External site Model letter (in French)
- External site Model letter (in Dutch)
Application to be sent by registered post by 25 March 2024 at the latest to:
The Mayor of the City of Brussels
Brucity Administrative Centre
Rue des Halles 4
1000 Brussels
As the elections will be held simultaneously on 9 June 2024, only 2 copies of the voters' list will be issued in the event of candidature in more than one election.
If the political party does not put forward any candidates, it undertakes not to use the voters' list, even for electoral purposes, under penalty of the sanctions set out in Article 197bis of the Electoral Code.
More info?
Last update on 07/03/2024