Electoral Commission of Malta
- Type
- election_body
- Country
- Malta
- Homepage
- Description
- Official electoral body issuing the notice on nominations for the General Election 2026. Suspicion label: none.
Aliases
- Electoral Commission
- Electoral Commissioners
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- Objections to nominations will be received at the same office during the nomination days and hours, and also on Tuesday 12 May 2026 during the same hours.
- The Electoral Commission said taking photo or video images during submission of nominations is restricted.
- Application forms for prospective candidates may be obtained from the Office of the Electoral Commission from the day of the notice and during nomination days, and may also be downloaded from the Electoral Commission's website.
- If a candidate is ill or abroad, a representative may submit the nomination form, but the representative must provide a specific power of attorney authenticated by a notary public or a Commissioner of Oaths.
- Prospective candidates are advised to present their identity card, and the top section of the nomination form should match the candidate details shown in the electoral register published on 1 May 2026.
- The Electoral Commissioners will be in attendance to receive nominations at their Office in the Counting Hall Complex at Naxxar on 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 May 2026, from 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 7.00 p.m.
- Candidates who do not pay the €90 deposit online must settle it by hand no later than 7.00 p.m. on 11 May 2026.
- The Electoral Commissioners said they will receive online nominations for Malta's forthcoming General Election 2026 through www.electoral.gov.mt from 9.00 a.m. on Thursday, 7 May 2026 until 7.00 p.m. on Monday, 11 May 2026.
- The Commission issued notices concerning persons who had not yet received their voting document, voting documents of St Vincent de Paul residents, persons residing at Corradino Correctional Facility, and certificates for persons unable to wait in the queue.
- The Commission published notices for the distribution and collection of voting documents on 24 May 2026.
- The Commission issued turnout updates for the General Election 2026, including approximate percentage turnout up to 2.00 pm on 23 May 2026 and up to 10.00 pm on 23 May 2026.
- The Commission published notices for early voting on 17 May 2026 and 21 May 2026.
- The Electoral Commission notified that nominations of candidates were being handled for the General Election 2026, including notices dated 9 May 2026, 10 May 2026, and 11 May 2026.
- The Electoral Commission of Malta issued press releases on the General Election 2026, including notices on nominations, voting documents, early voting, turnout updates, and voting arrangements for specific groups.
- The portal includes notices related to the General Election 2026, including distribution of voting documents, collection of voting documents, approximate turnout updates, early voting, assistant electoral commissioners or polling place officers, and residents of St Vincent de Paul who have not yet received voting documents.
- The Electoral Commission of Malta maintains a portal that links to electoral registers, finance information, and election results pages for General Elections, MEP Elections, Local Councils, Administrative Communities, Referenda, and European Elections and Local Councils.
- The Electoral Commission of Malta is publishing donation reports in accordance with Legal Notice 91 of 2017.
- The Electoral Commission of Malta is publishing the Political Parties' Statement of Accounts for 2025.
- On polling day, voters must present their voting document at the polling station indicated on it, and polling stations are open from 7.00am to 10.00pm.
- Guidelines for prospective candidates are issued once an election date is announced.
- After the collection period expires, electors registered in Malta may personally collect their voting documents from the Electoral Commission's office, while electors registered in Gozo may collect them from the Electoral Office in Rabat, Gozo.
- If no one is home during door-to-door delivery, the elector may collect the voting document personally at the Police Station or Local Council in certain localities, and collection on behalf of another elector is not allowed.
- During the first phase of delivery, a voting document is delivered at the elector’s registered address by a Police Officer or another person appointed by the Electoral Commission, and a political party represented in the House of Representatives may nominate one representative to accompany each Police Officer.
- The Electoral Register for Malta is published twice a year, in April and October, and is organized in 13 volumes (Districts).