VOTING

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UPDATE FOR VOTERS on SUNDAY, 9 JUNE 2024  

FOR MAYOR OF THE NEW TOWN "AKAMA", PEGEIA DEPUTY MAYOR AND PEGEIA COUNCILLORS

Voting hours on SUNDAY 9 JUNE are 7am – 12 noon & 1pm – 6pm. We can provide information as needed to voters, including sample ballots, the correct way to mark them so as not to spoil your vote, check the electoral roll to ensure that a voter is registered, etc.

For further info, please call 26621272 or email info@pegeiacoalition.org

Pegeia Coalition is not standing any candidates for re-election to Pegeia Council and we do not support any specific candidates for the Council or Pegeia Deputy Mayor.  There are 2 candidates for Mayor, the incumbent Marinos Lambrou and Stavros Pantelides.  

Pegeia Coalition is supporting the current Mayor Marinos LAMBROU.  

There are 4 candidates for Deputy Mayor of Pegeia: the current Deputy Mayor, Andreas Stavris, Andreas Christodoulou, Panicos Aeiriniotis, Nikos Konnikos.  

There are 6 ballots, all to be placed in the same ballot box when marked by the voter.

For the local elections (Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Municipal Councillors, School Board) your voting book must be presented. For the European parliament ballot, you should have an EU ID with you.

Voting will take place as usual at the polling station in the Dimotiko School Pegeias – CENTRE  for:

• Members of the European Parliament (up to 2  preference crosses) - Blue ballot
• President of District Organisation of Local Government: Pafos - Purple ballot
• Mayor: Akama - Υellow ballot
• Deputy Mayor: Pegeia - Brown ballot
• Municipal Councillors: Pegeia (up to 2  preference crosses) - White ballot
• School Board Members: Akama (up to 2 preference crosses) - Green ballot

VOTER REGISTRATION INFO

EU citizens resident in Cyprus are eligible to vote in local and European Parliament elections
but they must register in advance on the special election rolls (see below).  Download the forms and registration info on this site under Voting Downloads.
 

           Why register to vote in Local Elections? 

 
     It is your right. As an EU national resident in Cyprus, your
vote is valuable & of great  interest to political parties.
Unlike many other countries, a vote in Cyprus counts, as this
is small population.  This your chance to make
your voice heard about important issues that affect you.
 

Come election time, voters are highly sought-after.
If you want to be listened to, register to vote.

  Registering to vote brings govt. funding to communities as electoral rolls are used to estimate
needs such as a Post Office, emergency services.

Apathy and abstention give strength to the existing ineffective
and unresponsive system.
Is that what you really want ?
 

As part of a small Municipality (about 2,500 registered voters  in Pegeia), your vote actually counts for something.
 

 We encourage you not to wait until just before the next  election.  
You never know, there could be a by-election at any time.  

Please read below for further info on how to register to vote. 

Voter registration forms for both Municipal and European Parliamentary electoral rolls can be found at District Offices, Citizen Advice Bureaus and from the Coalition Facebook page.
Registering is easy.    For further assistance, get in touch with us and we’ll guide you through the process.

How to register to vote in Municipal Elections

1. Complete the form, “Application for Registration in the Special Electoral List for European Community Electors (Article 8 Municipal and Community Elections (Citizens of other Member States) Law of 2004)”. 

2. Proof of EU citizenship, including ID with a photograph (e.g., passport). 

3. Proof of residence for at least six months in Cyprus or in an EU Member State (Immigration “yellow” slip).
4.  A digital photo is now required, available for free at District and Citizen Advice Offices.
 

How to register to vote for the EU Parliamentary Elections

1.      Complete the “Application for Registration in the Special Electoral List for  European Community Electors (Article 9(2) Elections of Members of the  European Parliament Law of 2004)”. 

2.       Proof of EU citizenship, including ID with a photograph (e.g., passport).

3.        Proof of residence for at least six months in an EU Member State  (i.e., Immigration “yellow” slip).
 

NOTE:  If you are already registered to vote in local elections, it is even easier to register for the EU electoral roll as you are already in the system.
 

It makes sense to register for both lists at the same time (avoiding the need to return later to register for the local elections). 

  
   NEXT LOCAL ELECTION IS JUNE 2024

MORE INFORMATION on Voting for Non-Cypriot EU Residents of Cyprus
 

For Mayors and Community leaders, one must be a Cypriot national but any EU citizen may stand as a candidate for Council.

 Electoral rolls are updated every three months
(2 Jan, 2 April, 2 July, 2 Oct.).  THE DEADLINE TO REGISTER TO VOTE IN THE 9 JUNE ELECTION IS 2 APRIL.
 

Non–Cypriot EU nationals must register on two, separate electoral rolls
(one for Municipal elections and one for EU Parliament elections).
 

 You need a copy of your Immigration paper (“Yellow Slip”, MEU 1 or 3).    
  If one is a resident in Cyprus for over 180 days, even from an EU country, it is obligatory to register with Immigration.    Call Paphos Immigration at 26-806200 to make an appt.   

The registration form for Local Elections, “Application for Registration in the 

Special Electoral List for European Community Electors”, is in English and is
available at all District Offices in Cyprus

 On this form, you declare your nationality, address and date of residence in
Cyprus or in an EU country.
 

YOU must BE RESIDENT IN CYPRUS (OR AN EU MEMBER STATE)
FOR AT LEAST 6 MONTHS.
 

Take the completed form, a copy of your immigration paper,
a copy of your EU passport or Cyprus ID card (if you have one)
or a copy of your passport and a passport-sized
photograph to one of the following:

The Paphos Citizen’s Advice office - No. 62 Eleftheriou Venezelous St., across from the
Bank of Cyprus, and the school (open from 8 am to 5pm, very user-friendly).
OR
The Paphos District Office near the Municipal Market in the old town, up the
road and opposite from Marks & Spencers (open from 8am to 1pm)
Enter by the door closest to the Post Office. The office for
elections is on the left, “ΔΙΑΒΑΤΗΡΙΑ/ ΕΚΛΟΓΕΣ” (Passports/ Elections).
On the counter are application forms. It is easy to register at the same time
for the European Parliament elections,
which has a separate form to be completed.

 Contact us if you would like us to email you the application form or assist with voter registration.