| Electoral law of 18 February 2003, supplemented by the law of 10 February
2004 concerning the election of Members of the European Parliament in the new
Member States. |
| Proportional representation on a national basis (the whole
country forming a single constituency). |
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Allocation of seats: d'Hondt method. Each
voter has the same number of votes as there are seats (six). Panachage
(cross-party voting) is permitted. A voter may vote en bloc for an entire list,
vote for candidates from more than one list, or choose individual candidates
from a particular list. Where a voter votes for an entire list consisting of
fewer than six candidates, this list is credited with as many votes as it has
candidates. No list may include more than twelve names. Seats are allocated on
the basis of the number of votes obtained by the different candidates and
lists.
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| Deadline for registration: 60 days
before polling day. |
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Deposit: None.
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Conditions: lists must be submitted by either 250 voters,
or a Member of the European Parliament or a national MP.
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| Incompatibilities: Those laid down in
the 1976 Act on Elections to the European Parliament. |
| Other elections on the same day:
National legislative elections. |
| Polling hours: from 08.00 to 14.00 |
| The count begins: at 14.00 on Sunday
together with the count for the national legislative elections. The first
projections will be published from 22.00, calculated on the basis of 80% of the
votes already counted. |
| Final results: once the calculations
have been completed. |
Right to vote: To be
entitled to vote a citizen must:
- be a Luxembourg national or national of another EU Member State;
- be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections;
- enjoy civil rights and not have been disenfranchised in their Member State
of residence or of origin;
- for Luxembourg nationals, be resident in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg;
Luxembourg nationals resident abroad may vote in European elections by
post;
- for nationals of another EU Member State, be resident in the Grand Duchy
and have lived there, at the time of registration on the electoral roll, for at
least five years; however, any EU voters who, owing to their residence outside
their Member State of origin or the duration of such residence, are not
entitled to vote, cannot be prevented from voting by the duration of residence
condition (the law of 10 February 2004 also allows nationals of the new Member
States to vote, provided that they register on an electoral roll).
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| Voting is compulsory for all voters on
the electoral roll. |
| Voting by post: Luxembourg citizens
resident abroad may vote by post, as may certain other categories of voter
(both Luxembourg citizens and other EU citizens). |
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Right to stand for election: To be entitled to stand for
election a citizen must:
- be a Luxembourg national or national of another EU Member State;
- enjoy civil rights and not have been disenfranchised in the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg or in their Member State of origin;
- be at least 18 years old on the day of the elections;
- for Luxembourg nationals, be resident in the Grand Duchy of
Luxembourg;
- for nationals of another EU Member State, be resident in the Grand Duchy
and have lived there, at the time of submission of the list of candidates, for
five years; however, any EU citizen wishing to stand for election who, owing to
their residence outside their Member State of origin or the duration of such
residence, are not eligible to stand, cannot be prevented from doing so by the
duration of residence condition.
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Funding: lists obtaining at least 5% of the total vote are
entitled to reimbursement of the costs of mailing one leaflet per voter and
reimbursement of part of their election expenses according to a scale of
flat-rate allowances calculated in proportion to the number of votes
received.
- € 12 500 for at least 5 % of the total vote
- € 25 000 for at least 10 % of the total vote
- € 37 500 for at least 15 % of the total vote
- € 50 000 for at least 20 % of the total vote
- € 74 500 for at least 25 % of the total vote
An additional sum of € 12 500 per elected MEP is also granted.
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| Official campaign starting date: None.
The parties agree among themselves on a date. |
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Media access: the media campaign will begin on 10 May 2004
and will last for five weeks. Each complete list will have 8 minutes.
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| Opinion polls: No results may be
published in the month before polling day. |
