Rome, 10 July (LaPresse) – “Today is an important day and we can say with satisfaction that it is a victory. We are tabling an amendment to the electoral law that will allow citizens living away from home to vote in general elections, referendums and European elections as well. For the first time in Italy’s history, it is the centre-right majority that is taking a concrete and structural step to ensure that students and workers living away from home can exercise their right to vote without having to face the costs and inconvenience of returning to their municipality of residence. It was a commitment we had made, and today we are honouring it with seriousness and determination. Following the pilot schemes for the European elections and referendums, we are once again backing up our words with action, demonstrating that when we work with determination, it is possible to deliver the solutions that have been awaited for years. Now we shall see whether everyone shares the same intentions: will the left endorse this amendment and help make the right to vote more accessible for Italians living away from home, or will it continue to be more committed to scuppering the electoral reform for the sake of party interests?” This was stated in a joint statement by Fabio Roscani (Fratelli d’Italia), Luca Toccalini (Lega), Simone Leoni (Forza Italia) and Maria Chiara Fazio (Noi Moderati). The majority will present the amendment today at 1.00 pm in Piazza Monte Citorio (near the Obelisk). Fabio Roscani, MP for Fratelli d’Italia and president of Gioventù Nazionale, will hold a press conference on the amendment to the electoral law to be tabled today, which will allow citizens living away from their home constituencies to vote in general elections, referendums and European elections. This has been announced by the press office of Fratelli d’Italia in the Chamber of Deputies.
Electoral law, centre-right amendment: off-premises voting for general elections, European elections and referendums
Rome, 10 July (LaPresse) – “Today is an important day and we can say with satisfaction that it is a victory. We are tabling an amendment to the electoral law that will allow citizens living away from home to vote in general elections, referendums and European elections as well. For the first time in Italy’s history, it is the centre-right majority that is taking a concrete and structural step to ensure that students and workers living away from home can exercise their right to vote without having to face the costs and inconvenience of returning to their municipality of residence. It was a commitment we had made, and today we are honouring it with seriousness and determination. Following the pilot schemes for the European elections and referendums, we are once again backing up our words with action, demonstrating that when we work with determination, it is possible to deliver the solutions that have been awaited for years. Now we shall see whether everyone shares the same intentions: will the left endorse this amendment and help make the right to vote more accessible for Italians living away from home, or will it continue to be more committed to scuppering the electoral reform for the sake of party interests?” This was stated in a joint statement by Fabio Roscani (Fratelli d’Italia), Luca Toccalini (Lega), Simone Leoni (Forza Italia) and Maria Chiara Fazio (Noi Moderati). The majority will present the amendment today at 1.00 pm in Piazza Monte Citorio (near the Obelisk). Fabio Roscani, MP for Fratelli d’Italia and president of Gioventù Nazionale, will hold a press conference on the amendment to the electoral law to be tabled today, which will allow citizens living away from their home constituencies to vote in general elections, referendums and European elections. This has been announced by the press office of Fratelli d’Italia in the Chamber of Deputies.
