Elections for the European Parliament

You are entitled to vote in the European Parliament elections in Denmark, if you have attained the age of 18 years, at the latest on election day, and either:

• have Danish citizenship and permanently reside in Denmark or another EU Member State, or
• are a citizen of another EU Member State and permanently reside in Denmark

If you are an EU citizen and registered as being permanently residing in Denmark in the Central Person Register (CPR) and you wish to vote in the European Parliament elections in Denmark, you must fill in and apply to enrol in the electoral register.

If you have moved to Denmark before or on April 29 2024: 

The application deadline for admission to the electoral list is 6 May 2024.

If you have moved to Denmark in the period 30 April 2024 - 6 May 2024:

The application deadline for admission to the electoral list is 13 May 2024.  

The same deadlines apply if you have either reported a move to a new municipality or have become a citizen of one of the other EU countries within one of the two different time frames above. 

You submit your application either by

• Digital Post to Citizen Service (Borgerservice) in the City of Aarhus (Aarhus Kommune)
• Sending the required documents to Folkeregistret, Hack Kampmanns Plads 2, 8000 Aarhus C
• Showing up in person at Citizen Service at Dokk1 to submit your application

Once you have been registered in the electoral register, you will also be able to vote in subsequent European Parliament elections in Denmark for as long as you continue to live in Denmark.

If you wish to be removed from the electoral register for the coming election, you must submit a written request to the municipality in which you live by May 24 2024. 

You will have received a letter in March 

In March 2024, the Ministry of the Interior and Health sent letters to all EU citizens, who will have attained the age of 18 years by election day. The letter explains how to apply to be included in the electoral register for the European Parliament elections in Denmark or whether you are already included in the electoral register. The letter was sent by Digital Post or by post if exempted from Digital Post. Be aware that you still need to apply to the City of Aarhus if you want to vote in Denmark and haven't done so at a former election. The letter is simply informative. 

Enrol in the electoral register

At the website of the Ministry of the Interior and Health, you find more information about voting for the European Parliament and the application form to be submitted to Citizen Service to be enrolled in the electoral register. 

Before election day

If you are eligible to vote, you will automatically receive a poll card approximately five days before election day.

The poll card will tell you the location of your designated polling station.

At the polling station

At the polling station, you have to present yourself at the voting table indicated on your poll card (valgkort) and turn over your poll card to the keeper of the electoral register. You will be requested to give your date of birth. You might also be requested to give your name and/or address.

If you have not received your poll card, or you have forgotten to bring it to the polling station, you can still vote. In case of doubt about your identity, the keeper of the electoral register has to determine your identity and might, for this reason, ask you to provide some form of documentation thereof, for instance, a passport, driver's license, or other ID.

After the keeper of the electoral register has ticked off your name in the electoral register, you will be handed a ballot paper, and guided to a voting booth.

In the voting booth

Voting takes place in the voting booth, which only the voter is allowed to enter unless the voter requires assistance.

On the ballot paper, you shall enter a cross against a list designation or the name of a candidate that you wish to vote for. If you have crossed the ballot paper off incorrectly, or the ballot paper has become invalid, e.g. if it has been torn by accident, you can have your ballot paper substituted by asking an appointed elector or polling supervisor. Substitution cannot take place once the ballot paper has been put in the ballot box.

Once you have cast your vote, you have to fold the ballot paper so that no one can see how you have voted. Next, you have to put the ballot paper in the designated ballot box under the supervision of an appointed elector.

Voting by post begins 6 weeks before the election and ends the last Thursday before the election, on June 6 2024.

Remember to bring a valid ID. Voting in advance in Denmark is referred to as "at brevstemme".

Advance voting can also take place at any Danish diplomatic representation abroad (embassies and consulates) from three months before election day, and from three weeks before election day also in hospitals for hospitalised voters, at care homes and sheltered housing etc., in prisons, etc. for detainees, and at home upon application for voters who on account of illness or disability are unable to turn up at a polling station on election day.

If you have voted in advance, you cannot vote on election day.

Where can I vote in advance in the municipality of Aarhus?

You can vote in advance from April 29 2024 to June 6 2024 at the following location.

• Dokk1

Dokk1 is closed on May 10 2024.

Dokk1 is closed from 12.00 pm on May 1 2024 and June 5 2024. 

You can also vote in advance from May 21 2024 to June 6 2024 at the following locations.

• Åby library
• Viby library
• Risskov library
• Gellerup library
• Højbjerg library

These local libraries are closed on June 5 2024.  

You can apply to vote from home if you are prevented from leaving your house due to illness or restricted mobility. You can apply from May 6 2024 to May 28 2024 no later than 18.00 (6 pm).

Call Citizen Service (Borgerservice), 89 40 92 13 to register to vote from home.

The telephone hours are

• Monday-Wednesday 09.00-16.00 (9 am - 4 pm)
• Thursday 09.00-18.00 (9 am - 6 pm)
• Friday 09.00-16.00 (9 am - 4 pm)

You can vote from home on June 3 2024 and June 4 2024.

Alternatively, you can apply through this application.

The application must be submitted to the Valgsekretariatet (the Election Secretary at Citizen Service).

Your polling station is located near your home address. Use the link below to find your polling station. Type in the name of your street "vejnavn" and house number "husnummer" and press "Find".