National Referendum and Local Council Elections – April 2015 - Delivery of Voting Documents
The Electoral Commission notifies those persons in Malta and Gozo whose name is included in the Electoral Register last published on 26th January, 2015, that Police Officers will be delivering voting documents at registered addresses as from Saturday, 28th February to Wednesday 18th March, 2015.
Voting documents will be delivered from 9.00 am to 1.00 pm and from 2.30 pm to 8.00 pm on all days including Saturdays and Sundays.
It is necessary that at the place of residence there shall be a responsible adult person to receive and sign for the voting documents. One may wish to note that, similar to the asterisk marked against the names of new voters registered for the first time in the electoral register, an asterisk has also been inserted on a number of voting documents, to indicate, for statistical purposes, that the local council voter is one aged between 16 and 18 years old.
The voting document should be kept in a safe place, as nobody will be allowed to vote without it on the day of the poll, Saturday, 11th April, 2015.
National Referendum and Local Council Elections – April 2015 - Voting by persons who shall be abroad or hospitalized on polling day - 11th April, 2015
The Electoral Commission informs those voters who shall be abroad or hospitalized on polling day, Saturday, 11th April, 2015, that they may make a declaration on oath before the Electoral Commissioners so that they may cast their vote in advance at the Naxxar Counting Complex on Saturday, 4th April, 2015. This declaration on oath shall be made at the Office of the Electoral Commission, Evans Building, Merchants Street, Valletta, or at the Identity Cards Office, St. Francis Square, Victoria, Gozo, by not later than noon of Friday, 3rd April, 2015, according to the hours indicated below:
Monday to Friday: from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm and from 3.00 pm to 7.00 pm
Saturdays, Sundays and 19th and 27th March: from 8.00 am to 1.00 pm
When the person calls to make the sworn declaration it is important that he/she brings his/her identity or residence card, and that, on the day of advanced voting (4th April, 2015), he/she must be in possession of the voting document as, without it, no one shall be allowed to vote.
Local Council Elections – April 2015 - Verification of how the Candidates’ name will be shown on the Ballot Paper
The Electoral Commission notifies those candidates contesting the Local Council Elections, that they may call at the Office of the Electoral Commission, Evans Building, Merchants Street, Valletta on Monday, 2nd March, 2015, from 9.00 am to 12.30 pm and from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm., as well as on Tuesday, 3rd March, 2015, from 9.00 am to noon to verify how their name will be shown on the ballot paper. Gozo candidates may call at the ID Card Section, 28A, St. Francis Square, Victoria, during the same dates and hours.
Requests for any objection, addition, deletion or correction on the ballot paper should reach the Electoral Commission in writing by noon of Wednesday, 4th March, 2015.