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The elections of members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia The elections of members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia will be held in Croatia on Sunday, May 25, 2014. These will be the first elections of such kind after the Republic of Croatia became a member state of the European Union on July 1, 2013. Therefore the citizens of other Member States of the European Union may for the first time elect members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia subject to the same conditions which apply to Croatian citizens and they may also be elected member of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia as provided by law. The elections of members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia are regulated by the Act on the Election of Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette “Narodne novine”, no. 92/10, 23/13 and 143/13). All forms, obligatory instructions, press release and other useful information regarding the elections (such as publication of duly proposed list, the polling stations locations, contacts of the competent local electoral bodies, information on the electoral campaign financing etc.) are being published on the official web site of the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia. Right to vote Citizens of other Member States of the European Union may elect members of the European Parliament subject to the same conditions which apply to Croatian citizens, provided that they have permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Croatia under the Aliens Act, and if they submit a request for entry on the electoral register to the body competent for maintaining the electoral register at the latest 30 days before the election, that is latest on April 24, 2014. Along with the request for entry on the electoral register, citizens of other Member States of the European Union shall present a statement stating their citizenship, address of their permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia, where applicable, and the locality or constituency in his home Member State on the electoral register of which his name was last entered, a statement that they shall exercise their right to vote only in the Republic of Croatia and a statement that they are not deprived of their right to vote in the Member State of the European Union of their citizenship. Competent body for the electoral register in the Republic of Croatia is Ministry of Public Administration. For the information on the application form and on the way of submitting the application for entry on the electoral register please visit the official web site of the Ministry of Public Administration, the following link: https://biraci.uprava.hr. Right to stand as a candidate Any citizen of other Member State of the European Union may be elected member of the European Parliament provided that - he has permanent or temporary residence in the Republic of Croatia under the Aliens Act, - if he is eligible to stand as a candidate under the Act on the Election of Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia and - provided that he was registered in the electoral register of the Republic of Croatia and - that he was not deprived of his right to stand as a candidate in the Republic of Croatia or a Member State of the European Union through either an individual court ruling or an administrative decision against which a legal remedy can be awarded. The list for the election of members for the European Parliament may be proposed independently by a political party, and two or more political parties. Voters propose the lists of candidates based on at least 5,000 duly collected signatures. Proposals of the lists must be received by the State Electoral Commission of the Republic of Croatia at the latest within 14 days of the day of calling the election that is latest on April 4, 2014. Where a candidate who is a national of another Member State of the European Union is found on the list of candidates, following statements of this candidate must be enclosed to the list: - statement legalized by the notary public stating his nationality, the date and place of birth, the last address in the home Member State and the address of his permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia, where applicable, and the locality or constituency in his home Member State on the electoral roll of which his name was last entered, - statement that he shall not stand as a candidate at the elections for the European Parliament in any other Member State of the European Union, and - statement that he was not deprived of the right to stand as a candidate in his home Member State through either an individual court ruling or an administrative decision against which a legal remedy can be awarded. Upon the receipt of the list of candidates with enclosed statement declaring that the candidate has not been deprived of his right to stand as a candidate in his home Member State, the State Electoral Commission shall request without delay from his home Member State, through the Ministry of Public Administration, to check on such statement. The State Electoral Commission shall establish whether the list of candidates is legally valid, and shall notify in writing both the candidate and the proponents of the list of the validity of such list. Any citizen of other Member State of the European Union who exercised his right to vote and to stand as a candidate in the election for members of the European Parliament in the Republic of Croatia shall be precluded from exercising that right in the Member State of residence or in any other Member State of the European Union, at the same elections. Electoral campaign Electoral campaign begins on the day of publication of duly proposed list. During the electoral campaign, all political parties who proposed the lists of candidates and candidates on independent lists shall have the right to present their views and to engage in election advertising under the same conditions. The media shall enable the realization of the rights of political parties and candidates on independent lists in their actions in accordance with the Rules on the Conduct of Electronic Media with a National Concession in the Republic of Croatia during Electoral Campaign (Official Gazette “Narodne novine”, No. 165/03 and 105/07). Financing of the electoral campaign is regulated by the provisions of the Political Activity and Election Campaign Financing Act (Official Gazette “Narodne novine”, No. 48/13– consolidated text). Electoral Campaign ends 24 hours before the day of commencement of the election that is on May 23, 2014. On the day of holding the election until the closing of the voting location, and 24 hours before the day of holding of the election, any election advertising is prohibited, and so is the assessment of electoral results, and the publication of previous, unofficial results of the election, publication of photographs in the media, and also statements and interviews by top candidates and the stating of their statements or written works. The State Electoral Commission supervises the lawfulness of election advertising. The Ethics Commission The Ethics Commission is a supra-party body of generally recognised public repute which acts to promote and realise ethical and democratic principles in the election by making announcements and warnings. The Ethics Commission appraises the conduct of participants in the election during the election campaign and the electoral process itself and carries out non-administrative supervision of the election campaign. The information of the Ethics Commission appointed for the Election which will be held on May 25, 2014, can be found on the official web site of the State Electoral Commission. Voting On the election day May 25, 2014 voting shall last without interruptions from 7:00 AM till 7:00 PM. Polling stations shall close at 7:00 PM, but voters found at the polling station shall be enabled to vote. Voting is personal and carried out by ballot. A voter shall vote in a way to encircle the ordinal number in front of the name of the list. If he wishes to give a preference vote to an individual candidate on that list, he shall also encircle the ordinal number in front of the first and last name of the candidate to whom he is to give his preference vote. Any voter who in view of a physical disability or illiteracy cannot vote independently may appear at the voting location with another person who is literate and who shall encircle the ordinal number in front of the list or in front of the name of the candidate for whom the voter wishes to vote according to his power and instructions. Blind persons are entitled to vote either with the assistance of another person who has been authorised and instructed by the blind person to encircle the ordinal number in front of the list's name that is, of the candidate's first and last name or by means of a device enabling the blind persons to vote unaided. Any voter who is not in the position to appear at the voting location shall notify the election committee accordingly. The president of the election committee shall designate at least two members of the election committee or deputies who shall visit the voter at the place where he can be found and enable him to vote, taking care of the secrecy of voting. Observers Political parties, voters who nominated the voter-group list of candidates, non-governmental organisations and international organisations active in the Republic of Croatia are entitled to monitor election advertising, printing and the use of electoral materials, the electoral process as a whole, voting, the work of electoral bodies and have access to all electoral materials. The State Electoral Commission issued rules in which the rights and duties of observers in monitoring the electoral process are regulated in detail. Determing the results of voting Members of the European Parliament are elected based on proportional representation and preference voting. The right to take part in the distribution for the European Parliament may be exercised by the lists which obtain at least 5% of the votes cast at the election. The distribution of seats for members of the European Parliament amongst the lists of candidates is carried out at state level. The number of members to be elected from each list of candidates is established as follows: - the total number of valid votes obtained by each list (the electoral mass of the list) is divided by number 11, and the decimal residue shall also count. From the resulting figures, lists having obtained the 11 highest figures expressed in decimal points shall win the seats to the European Parliament. Each list shall be entitled to a number of seats in the European Parliament in proportion to the list's individual results among the 11 highest results. - preference votes for certain candidates shall count if the number of preference votes of a particular candidate is at least 10% of the votes obtained by the list concerned; - elected candidates are candidates from each list of candidates who obtained the largest number of preference votes. Where two or more candidates obtain the same number of preference votes, the outcome shall be determined by the order from the list of candidates; - if the number of candidates elected based on the preference votes differs from the number of mandates pertaining to that particular list, the candidates who are next in order on the list shall be designated to the remaining places on the list. The results of the election for members of the European Parliament shall be established by the State Electoral Commission and published at the web site of the Commission. Important legislation The Act on the Election of Members of the European Parliament from the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette "Narodne novine", no. 92/10, 23/13 and 143/13 ) The Political Activity and Election Campaign Financing Act (Official Gazette “Narodne novine”, No. 48/13– consolidated text )
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Izbor članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske Članovi u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske biraju se na neposrednim izborima, na temelju općeg, slobodnog i jednakog biračkog prava tajnim glasovanjem na vrijeme od pet godina. Izabrani članovi Europskog parlamenta nemaju obvezujući mandat. U Europskom parlamentu glasuju pojedinačno i osobno te nisu vezani nikakvim uputama. Izbori se održavaju tijekom posljednje godine petogodišnjeg mandata Europskog parlamenta u izbornom roku koji odredi Vijeće Europske unije. Odluku o raspisivanju izbora za članove u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske donosi predsjednik Republike Hrvatske. Pravo birati na ovim izborima imaju svi hrvatski državljani s navršenih 18 godina, te državljani drugih država članica Europske unije koji imaju prebivalište ili privremeni boravak u Republici Hrvatskoj prema Zakonu o strancima, ako nadležnom tijelu koji vodi popis birača podnesu zahtjev za upis u popis birača najkasnije 30 dana prije dana izbora. Pravo biti biran za člana u Europski parlament imaju svi hrvatski državljani s navršenih 18 godina, te državljani drugih država članica Europske unije koji imaju prebivalište ili privremeni boravak u Republici Hrvatskoj prema Zakonu o strancima ako zadovoljavaju uvjete za ostvarivanje prava kandidiranja propisane Zakonom o izboru članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske i pod uvjetom da u Republici Hrvatskoj i državi članici Europske unije čiji su državljani, pojedinačnom sudskom presudom ili administrativnom odlukom protiv koje je dopušten pravni lijek nisu lišeni prava na kandidiranje, te da su upisani u registar birača Republike Hrvatske. Ako je pravo glasovanja i kandidiranja na izborima za člana u Europski parlament državljanin druge države članice Europske unije ostvario u Republici Hrvatskoj, to pravo ne može ostvariti na istim izborima u matičnoj državi članici Europske unije, niti u drugoj državi članici Europske unije. Državljanin Republike Hrvatske koji ostvari pravo na glasovanje i kandidiranje na izborima za člana u Europski parlament u drugoj državi članici Europske unije, to pravo ne može ostvariti na istim izborima u Republici Hrvatskoj, niti u drugoj državi članici Europske unije. Članovi u Europskom parlamentu iz Republike Hrvatske za vrijeme obnašanja ove dužnosti ne mogu obavljati neku od dužnosti navedenih u članku 10. Zakona o izboru članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske. Osobe koje obavljaju neku od navedenih nespojivih dužnosti mogu se kandidirati za člana Europskog parlamenta, a u slučaju da budu izabrani, prestaje im funkcija koju obnašaju danom početka mandata u Europskom parlamentu. Kandidate mogu predlagati političke stranke registrirane u Republici Hrvatskoj, tako da listu za izbor članova može predložiti jedna politička stranka, te dvije ili više političkih stranaka, te birači koji su pravovaljano prikupili najmanje 5000 potpisa birača. Tijela koja provode ove izbore su: Državno izborno povjerenstvo, županijska izborna povjerenstva i Izborno povjerenstvo Grada Zagreba, općinska i gradska izborna povjerenstva, te birački odbori. Izborna promidžba počinje danom objave pravovaljano predloženih lista, a završava 24 sata prije dana održavanja izbora. Na dan održavanja izbora do zatvaranja birališta u 19,00 sati, kao i 24 sata prije dana održavanja izbora zabranjuje se svaka izborna promidžba, objavljivanje procjena izbornih rezultata, kao i objavljivanje prethodnih, neslužbenih rezultata izbora, objavljivanje fotografija u sredstvima javnog priopćavanja, izjava i intervjua nositelja lista, odnosno kandidata, te navođenje njihovih izjava ili pisanih djela. Članovi u Europski parlament biraju se po proporcionalnoj zastupljenosti i preferencijalnom glasovanju. Teritorij Republike Hrvatske, uključujući biračka mjesta izvan granica Republike Hrvatske, čine jednu izbornu jedinicu. Izbori se provode na biračkim mjestima na području Republike Hrvatske i u sjedištima diplomatsko-konzularnih predstavništava Republike Hrvatske. Glasuje se osobno na glasačkom listiću na kojem su navedene liste kandidata, na način da birač može glasovati samo za jednu listu kandidata, a na listi za koju je glasovao može označiti jednog kandidata koji ima prednost pred ostalim kandidatima na toj listi (preferirani glas). Pravo na sudjelovanje u diobi za člana Europskog parlamenta ostvaruju liste koje na izborima dobiju najmanje 5% danih glasova birača. Preferirani glasovi za pojedine kandidate se uvažavaju ako broj preferiranih glasova pojedinog kandidata iznosi najmanje 10% glasova koje je osvojila pojedina lista. Izabrani su oni kandidati sa svake liste kandidata koji su dobili najveći broj preferiranih glasova. Kada dva ili više kandidata dobiju isti broj preferiranih glasova, odlučujući je poredak na listi kandidata. Ocjenjivanje ponašanja sudionika izbora tijekom izborne promidžbe i samog postupka izbora te izvanupravni nadzor izborne promidžbe provodi Etičko povjerenstvo koje imenuje Ustavni sud Republike Hrvatske iz reda istaknutih javnih osoba koje nisu kandidati na izborima i nisu članovi niti jedne političke stranke. Političke stranke, birači koji su predložili kandidate, nevladine udruge i međunarodne organizacije koje djeluju u Republici Hrvatskoj imaju pravo kao promatrači pratiti izbornu promidžbu, tiskanje i korištenje izbornog materijala, cjelokupnog izbornog postupka, glasovanja, rada izbornih tijela i uvid u sav izborni materijal. Ustavnost i zakonitost izbora članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske nadzire Ustavni sud Republike Hrvatske, te odlučuje o žalbama na rješenja Državnog izbornog povjerenstva, koja su donesena temeljem prigovora ovlaštenih osoba zbog nepravilnosti u postupku kandidiranja ili u postupku izbora. Financiranje izborne promidžbe na izborima za članove u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske propisano je Zakonom o političkim aktivnostima i financiranju izborne promidžbe („Narodne novine“, broj: 24/11, 61/11, 27/13, 48/13-proč. tekst, 2/14 – Odluka Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske od 20. prosinca 2013. br. Zakoni i drugi propisi za izbor članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske - Ustav Republike Hrvatske (Narodne novine broj 56/90, 135/97, 8/98 – proč. tekst, 113/00, 124/00 – proč. tekst, 28/01, 41/01 – proč. tekst, 55/01 – ispr., 76/10 i 85/10 – proč. tekst) Zakon o izboru članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske (Narodne novine broj 92/10, 23/13, 143/13) Zakon o izboru članova u Europski parlament iz Republike Hrvatske - neslužbeni pročišćeni tekst zakona - Izborni etički kodeks (Narodne novine broj 136/99, 178/03, 115/07, 129/11, 35/13) - Zakon o političkim strankama (Narodne novine broj 76/93, 111/96, 164/98, 36/01 i 1/07 – v. čl. 28. Zakona o financiranju političkih stranaka, nezavisnih lista i kandidata – prestale važiti odredbe glave III. Zakona o političkim strankama) - Zakon o financiranju političkih aktivnosti i izborne promidžbe (Narodne novine broj 24/11, 61/11, 27/13, 48/13-proč.tekst i 2/14 – Odluka Ustavnog suda Republike Hrvatske od 20. prosinca 2013. br. - Pravilnik o načinu vođenja evidencija i izdavanja potvrda o primitku dobrovoljnih priloga (donacija) i članarina, izvješćima o primljenim donacijama za financiranje izborne promidžbe i izvješća o troškovima (rashodima) izborne promidžbe te financijskim izvještajima za financiranje izborne promidžbe (Narodne novine broj 50/11 i 93/11) - Zakon o registru birača (Narodne novine broj 144/12) - Zakon o akademskim i stručnim nazivima i akademskom stupnju (Narodne novine broj 107/07 i 118/12)