9.12.2 Local Government Elections Local Government Elections Contents 1. General 2. Right to vote 3. Right to stand for election 4. Voting method 5. Legislation 6. Forms 7. Contact details 1. General 1. General Every EU national resident in Cyprus is entitled to vote in local elections and to stand for election to local government under the same conditions as Cypriot citizens. Under EU law, if an EU Member State requires its nationals to have been habitually resident in the country for a certain period of time in order to register on the electoral roll, the same will apply to nationals of other Member States, although the period in which they were resident in other EU Member States will be taken into account. Cyprus requires citizens to have been habitually resident in the Republic for a period of at least 6 months. 2. Right to vote 3. Right to stand for election 4. Voting method 4. Voting method Voters must exercise their right to vote in person at the polling station to which they have been assigned by presenting their poll card or identity card or any other document produced in order to register on the special electoral roll. 5. Legislation 6. Forms/certificates 6. Forms/certificates Application form for registration on the special electoral roll for local elections 7. Contact details Relevant content Website of the Central Election Service: http://www.elections.gov.cy/moi/elections/elections.nsf/home/home?openform Information on EU law Πίσω στην προηγούμενη σελίδα