As the 28 February deadline for non-Luxembourg residents to register to vote in the European Parliament elections approaches, over 50 communes all over the grand duchy are hosting open day sessions this Saturday. Other communes open specifically for voter registration on particular days of the week, and some are hosting their open days later next week.

The I can vote website has a list of the opening hours of the citizen offices in all participating communes. Registration can also be done onlne via MyGuichet.lu.

Unlike for local elections, there is no minimum residency criteria that non-Luxembourgers have to fulfil in order to register to vote in the European Parliament elections. However, voting is limited to nationals of another EU member state.

They can add their name to the electoral roll as long as they are “domiciled in Luxembourg and to have resided there at the time of the application for registration on the electoral roll.” Of course, registering to vote in the EP election in Luxembourg means relinquishing the right to vote in the same election in another EU country.

Voting in Luxembourg is obligatory--though nobody has actually been prosecuted for not voting for over 50 years. The election in Luxembourg takes place on Sunday, 26 May. Voters in the grand duchy get to choose 6 MEPs. The current incumbents are listed here. Some parties, such as the DP, have already announced their candidates.