VOTING IN ELECTIONS ON 9 JUNE [including sample voting slips for Mukhtar [Community Leader] and Council members

 

VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

VOTING IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS –  9 June 2024

JUNE 9th ELECTIONS - SPECIAL BOOTHS TO FACILITATE WHEELCHAIR VOTERS

 Filenews 28 May 2024

The Registrar General of Elections recalls that, for the convenience of voters in wheelchairs, a number of special polling booths have been secured, so that they can exercise their right to vote unhindered. At the same time, the Cyprus Paraplegic Organisation (OPAK) has secured the details of its members, in order to provide them with facilities at the polling stations where they have been allocated.

Those who use wheelchairs and are not members of OPAK. are invited to contact the Ministry of the Interior by sending the following information to electoralroll@moi.gov.cy e-mail address or fax number 22 678 486:

Subject: 'Facilitating a wheelchair voter'

Name:

Identity card number:

EUROPEAN ELECTION - WHO IS STANDING FOR THE 6 MEP POSITIONS?

 in-cyprus 25 May 2024

[Note, those shown in italics are existing MEP's, plus Papadakis, Demetris [EDEK] who is not standing]

Voters in Cyprus will be asked to choose out of 63 candidates in the upcoming poll on June 9 for the European Parliament elections.

The candidates are 45 men and 18 women, a ratio of 71% to 29%.

Six of them will represent Cyprus in the European Parliament.

LOCAL ELECTIONS - LINK TO SAMPLE VOTING PAPER FOR MUKHTAR OF TALA

 

LOCAL ELECTIONS

Sample of the voting paper for the local election on 9 June for candidates for Mukhtar of Tala can be found on 

https://www.elections.gov.cy/moi/elections/elections.nsf/all/2CE0FB6572880B06C2258B17003377D8/$file/%CE%A4%CE%91%CE%9B%CE%91.pdf?openelement

The voting paper will be ORANGE

You have ONE VOTE only - you can use a X, + or a tick 

Candidates in order:

1 ΚΑΡΑΜΑΝΛΗΣ, Μαριος [Karamanlis, Marios]

2  ΚΟΝΝΙΚΟΣ, Ιοαννις [Konnikos, Ioannis]

3  ΠΙΕΡΙΔΟΥ, Αρετη  [Pieridou, Areti]

4 ΣΤΥΛΙΑΝΟΥ, Νικος  [Stylianou, Nikos]

TALA COMMUNITY COUNCIL - CANDIDATES FOR MUKHTAR

 

CANDIDATES STANDING FOR MUKHTAR OF TALA COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Taken in the order which will be shown on the voting paper - which will be orange.

You will have ONE VOTE only

VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS - TALA - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

VOTING IN LOCAL ELECTIONS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

VOTING IN THE LOCAL ELECTIONS –  9 June 2024

BALLOT PAPERS FOR EUROPEAN AND LOCAL ELECTIONS [Mukhtar only at this stage]

 Filenews 23 May 2024

The Registrar General of Elections announces that the sample ballot papers relating to the upcoming elections of June 9, 2024 are posted on the election website at www.elections.gov.cy.   If you are not a Greek speaker and use the auto translation facility on your computer, please be aware that some town and village name translations are inaccurate!

WHERE AND WHAT TO VOTE FOR - ALL INFORMATION

 Filenews 21 May 2024

In the context of informing citizens about the Elections of 9 June 2024, the Office of the Registrar General of Elections informs voters about the following sources, from which they can find out about the polling station(s) where they will vote, the elections in which they are entitled to vote, as well as the number of preference crosses:

JUNE 9 ELECTIONS - SEE WHICH CANDIDATES YOUR VIEWS MATCH WITH FOR EUROPEAN AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

 Filenews 21 May 2024

Next month we head to the polls again to select representatives in the European Parliament and at local level in the first implementation of the Local Government reform.

In this context, the electronic voting consultant platform "Choose4Cyprus" of the DigiPols research laboratory of the School of Communication and Media of CUT was implemented, through which one can easily find out with whom his views match.

For the 2024 elections, Choose4Cyprus includes the European and Municipal Elections.

To use the app, tap "here.  https://cy.digipols.app/

CANDIDATES STANDING FOR PAPHOS DISTRICT GOVERNOR

 Interviews with Pafos Press with the 3 candidates standing for Paphos District Governor.   In alphabetical order.

Kostas Constantinou: "The love and trust of the Paphites are vital fuel for me"

Particularly in his relationship with the people of the District, Kostas Constantinou, the Member of Parliament of our District for many years, invests in his effort to be elected District Governor of Paphos.

These elections, he says speaking to PafosPress, are an important milestone in the modernization process of Local Government both in Paphos and throughout Cyprus.

ACCESSIBLE VOTING BOOTHS BY WHEELCHAIR USERS

 in-cyprus 7 May 2024

To facilitate wheelchair users voting, a number of special polling stations have been secured so they can exercise their voting rights smoothly.

According to the Chief Electoral Officer, concurrently, the Cyprus Paraplegics Organization (CPO) will provide its members’ details to ensure they receive assistance at the polling stations they will be assigned to.

VOTING BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT COMMUNITY COUNCIL OFFICES VERY SHORTLY

 Filenews 7 May 2024

The Registrar General of Elections announces that the electoral booklets of the new voters, registered in the supplementary electoral rolls of April 2, 2024, have been prepared and forwarded to the Community Heads of Communities and Parishes, for receipt by the voters or their relatives.

The voter booklets will be held by the Community Leaders until Thursday, June 6, 2024, and will then be returned to the Offices of the relevant District Officers, from where interested voters can collect them even on election day.

ELECTIONS 2024 - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

ELECTIONS 2024 -  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Date Elections will take place

The elections will take place on Sunday 9^th June 2024, the date set for the European Parliament Elections to be held in all EU Member States between 6^th and 9^th June 2024.

29 COMMUNITY LEADERS ELECTED UNOPPOSED

 Pafos Press 1 May 2024

The Prefect of the Paphos Electoral District Giorgos Chrysafinis proceeded at 1:00 p.m. to announce as elected the Presidents and Members of Community Councils without an opponent in the Electoral District of Paphos. In the electoral district, 29 community leaders were declared unopposed and 27 members of communities who did not have an opponent.

JUNE ELECTION - MEP's

 in-cyprus 26 April 2024

The government printing office has geared up for elections starting today, printing ballot papers for the June 9, 2024 European Parliament elections, following their approval by the 63 candidates, party coalitions, and independents.

It’s noted that the ballot papers are printed on blue security paper, with a separate numbered column for the coalitions and individual candidates.

The party coalitions are listed alphabetically, with independent parties first, followed by coalition groups, and finally, individual candidates.

Cyprus elects 6 MEPs.   

Voting - The voter shall not have the right to vote for candidates from different lists and/or individual candidates, as in such a case the ballot paper will be invalid.

If the voter so wishes, he may express his preference to one or several candidates of his list of choice, by marking a cross or preference crosses inside the small boxes next to the name of each candidate. Preference Crosses should not be more than:
(a) two (2) preference crosses for the election of Members of the European Parliament;

INTERIOR MINISTRY CONFIRMS EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS FOR 9 JUNE

 Cyprus Mail 12 April 2024 - by Jean Christou

The interior ministry on Friday officially announced that elections for European Parliament and local government would be held on Sunday June 9. The deadline to submit a candidacy was set for April 24.

The announcement was published as an official decree, which also set June 9 as the date for local government elections.

Thursday, April 25 was set as the deadline candidacies for the positions of district self-government organisation presidents, mayors, deputy mayors, municipal councillors, and school board members.

REGISTERING ON THE ELECTORAL ROLLS ENDS AT MIDNIGHT 2 APRIL

 Pafos Press 28 March 2024

The Ministry of the Interior has issued an announcement on the process of registration in the electoral rolls, which ends on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at midnight.

Same announcement: 

The Ministry of the Interior announces that the Offices of the District Administrations of Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Famagusta (Paralimni office) will remain open and will receive applications for registration in the electoral rolls, statements for voting in a polling station abroad and responsible statements from Turkish Cypriots for correction of their address in the Population Register system, on Saturday, March 30, 2024, from 8.00 a.m. until 2.00 p.m.

ELECTIONS IN JUNE WITH 'A VILLAGE OF CANDIDATES'

 Filenews 1 March 2024 - by Frixos Dalitis

A candidate village. It is not just a figure of speech, nor an exaggeration. With the official submission of candidacies, no one can know how far the final number of our compatriots who will contest for a place in the upcoming elections on June 9 can go.

The large number of elected representatives who will have a role in the new local government on the one hand, combined with the parallel holding of the European elections, is expected to gather a huge number of candidates vying for these positions.

VOTER REGISTRATION FOR EU AND LOCAL ELECTIONS BY APRIL 2

 Cyprus Mail 10 January 2024 - by Staff Reporter

The interior ministry on Wednesday urged would-be voters to “submit timely applications” to be registered on the electoral roll, with the application deadline set as April 2 for June’s elections.

The April deadline concerns the local government and European Parliament elections, which are set to take place simultaneously on June 9.

All citizens of the Republic of Cyprus and citizens of the European Union who reside in Cyprus who are over the age of 18 on election day – those born on or after June 9, 2006 – will have the right to vote.

Those aged 25 years old and over are able to register online at elections.gov.cy.

EU CITIZENS VOTING IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN CYPRUS

  

EUROPEAN CITIZENS VOTING IN EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN CYPRUS

EU nationals, over the age of 18 may vote in European Parliamentary Elections, and any national over 25 is eligible to stand as candidate for Member of the European Parliament (MEP). An EU citizen voting in Cyprus for elections for the European Parliament forfeits the right to vote in another EU country.