https://electoral.gov.mt/general-election-en
- Canonical URL
- https://electoral.gov.mt/general-election-en
- Publisher
- electoral.gov.mt
- Country
- Malta
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- 2026-05-25T14:04:43.991655Z
Extracted claims (15)
- Malta uses the Single-Transferable Vote (STV) system, which is described as a proportional representation system through ranked voting.
- Voting in Malta is not compulsory.
- 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.
- For residents in Malta, appeals are submitted at the Registrar’s office at the Law Courts in Valletta; for Gozo residents, at the Registrar’s office at the Law Courts in Rabat, Gozo, within 21 days from publication of the Electoral Register.
- A person may lodge an appeal to remove the name of a voter who has lost eligibility requirements or to correct particulars, with no fees payable.
- Any application for inclusion, change or disqualification of an elector is reflected in the upcoming register to be published.
- For voting document purposes, the Electoral Office uses the last photographic image of the voter shown on the Identity Card, and voters must personally call at the listed Identità offices.
- To be registered as a voter, a person must be a citizen of Malta, have attained the age of sixteen years, and be resident in Malta with the required residency history.
- The closing dates for publication of the Electoral Register are 31 March and 30 September.
- The register lists Maltese citizens entitled to vote to elect members of the House of Representatives and for Referenda.
- The Electoral Register for Malta is published twice a year, in April and October, and is organized in 13 volumes (Districts).