Home voting is an option offered to voters who suffer from serious illnesses and are unable to leave their homes. This opportunity, provided for by Decree-Law No. 1 of January 3, 2006, converted into Law No. 22 of January 27, 2006, and subsequently amended by Law No. 46 of May 7, 2009, allows these individuals to cast their vote while being continuously dependent on life-sustaining electromedical equipment.
The law also extends the right to home voting to other categories of immobile voters with severe illnesses. Specifically, reference is made to Article 29 of Law No. 104 of February 5, 1992, which states that leaving the residence in which they reside is impossible even with the assistance of public transportation services organized by municipalities to facilitate the access to polling stations for disabled voters.
To request home voting, interested individuals must submit a declaration to the Mayor of the Municipality by May 20, 2024, or the twentieth day before the date of the election. The declaration must be sent on plain paper and must contain the complete address of the voter’s residence. Additionally, a copy of the voter’s card, a copy of their identification document, and a medical certificate issued by a medical officer designated by the Local Health Authority must be attached to the declaration. The medical certificate must certify the presence of the conditions of illness or continuous dependence on life-sustaining electromedical equipment.
The medical certificate can also attest to the need for an accompanying person to exercise the right to vote. It is important to emphasize that the provisions on home voting only apply if the applicant resides in the Municipality for which they are a voter.
For further information on how to request home voting in Lonato del Garda, it is possible to contact the demographic services of the Municipality.
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