Electoral Commission

Type: election_body
Country: Malta
Homepage: https://electoral.gov.mt/
Description: The authority issuing the press release on the revised Electoral Register for the 2026 General Election. Suspicion label: none.

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Commission Elettorali ta' Malta
Electoral Commission Malta
Electoral Commission of Malta
Electoral Office Malta

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The General Election 2026 register could be viewed at the Electoral Office or checked online through the Electoral Commission website under the Publications section using the 'Can I vote?' button.
The Electoral Commission warned that failure to verify inclusion in the Electoral Register may result in losing the entitlement to vote in the General Elections due on Saturday 30 May 2026.
From 16 May 2026, Revising Officers were required to defer sine die the hearing of all pending applications, and the Commission encouraged appeals to be made before that date.
Voters who were qualified by the closing date of 27 April 2026 and whose names or details were omitted or incorrect in the register had until Friday 22 May 2026 to appeal to a Revising Officer for inclusion or correction.
The Electoral Commission said a revised Electoral Register for the General Elections due on 30 May 2026 has been published in the Government Gazette on 1 May 2026.
The Malta page states that European Parliament elections in Malta use the same conduct and counting provisions as the General Elections Act and that the Maltese Islands are considered one electoral district for those elections.
The Electoral Commission carries out administrative and organizational functions necessary to ensure the correct and smooth-running of elections.
The Electoral Commission prints and distributes voting documents to voters at their registered addresses.
When elections are called, a rolling electoral register must be published within five days of the Writ or Notice and include qualified persons reaching age 16 by the eve of polling day.
The election of members of the House of Representatives is the sole responsibility of the Electoral Commission, established by Article 60 of the Constitution of the Republic of Malta.
People who have still not collected their voting document can collect it up to Thursday, 28 May, from the Office of the Electoral Commission in Naxxar, and Gozitans can do so from the Electoral Commission in Rabat, Gozo.
The Electoral Commission says anyone collecting a voting document must do so in person and present their Identity Card, and that no one can vote on voting day without the voting document.
For elderly or sick voters who cannot travel to collect their document, Commissioners will try to deliver the document to their home, and voters or relatives are asked to call 2558 3240 to provide details.
The same service will be provided in Gozo for voters who cannot get out of their private car near the Electoral Office in Wara s-Sur Road, Rabat, Gozo.
The Electoral Commission says voters who are unable to walk may be taken in a private vehicle to the Electoral Office in Naxxar, with another person besides the voter and driver present to indicate where the car is parked so the vote can be handed over.
People who have still not collected their voting document can collect it up to Thursday, 28 May, from the Office of the Electoral Commission in Naxxar, and Gozitans can do so from the Electoral Commission in Rabat, Gozo.
A headline said 'Uncollected voting documents highest in St Paul’s Bay, Gozo and Sliema districts'.
The Electoral Commission said the election will see 18,622 new voters, uncollected voting documents stand at 22,333, and vote counting on Sunday will start at 9am.