National Council Election 2019: How Austrians Abroad Can Vote

More+Events ♦ Published: July 30, 2019; 08:33 ♦ (Vindobona)

Austrian citizens who have their main residence abroad can vote in the Austrian National Council elections on 29 September 2019. By August 8th, 2019, they have to make sure that they are listed in the electoral register of their last main municipality of residence.

Austrian citizens who have their main residence abroad must take care to be on the electoral roll by 8 August 2019. / Picture: © BMI Bundesministerium für Inneres / Alexander Tuma

Anyone who registered for the past Federal Presidential election or for the 2017 National Council election is also entitled to vote in the National Council election on September 29, 2019; the registration is valid for ten years and for all federal elections - with the exception of the European elections.

The application must not only be submitted by Austrians who have just moved…