De nugældende regler i visse medlemsstater kan føre til en situation, hvor unionsborgere, der har bopæl i andre medlemsstater, mister deres stemmeret alene med den begrundelse, at de har boet i udlandet i en vis periode.
The rules currently applicable in certain Member States may lead to a situation where Union citizens residing in other Member States could lose their right to vote solely on the ground that they have been residing abroad for a certain period of time.