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do likewise.

Re: 1) European Parliament voting document retrieval / collection
guidelines.

2) Specimen copy of the European Parliament ballot paper.

3) European Parliament voting system guidelines.

Dear British Expats in Malta,

1) The police have stopped delivering voting documents. If you did not
receive yours, please note the following guidelines regarding European
Parliament & local council voting document retrieval / collection. The
deadline for same is Sunday next, inclusive. (See timetable below).

Att: British Expats in Malta who have not yet received their voting
document.

The Electoral Commission notifies those persons whose name appears in the
European Union Electoral Register published in April 2009 and who have not
yet received their voting document for the election of Members of the
European Parliament as well as those persons whose name appears in the Local
Councils Electoral Register published in April 2009 and who have not
received their voting document for the Local Councils Election, that they
may call personally at their local Police Station to collect their voting
document during the days and office hours indicated below:


Daily until Saturday 30th May:

between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. and;
between 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.

Sunday 31st May: Between 8:00 a.m. and noon.

In the locality of St Paul's Bay documents shall be collected from the Qawra
Police Station, while for the localities of Iklin, Lija, Marsaskala,
Pembroke, Pieta', Swieqi, Ta' Xbiex, Fontana and Xewkija, voting documents
shall be collected from the Local Council Office. All applicants must show
their identity card.

Ensure you bring both your Maltese identity card (even if expired) and
voting document with you to the polling station on Saturday, June 6th in
order to cast your vote.





2) Please see a specimen of the European Parliament ballot paper on this
link:




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600-h/EP+Ballot+Paper.png



3) The voting system:



Who am I voting for? Six Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) to
represent Malta and Gozo. (Malta's entitlement to a sixth seat is subject to
the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty in all EU member states).



The ballot paper lists the name of each candidate along with their party
name, party logo and address.

Please ensure that you do not write a tick or an 'X' anywhere on the ballot
paper, but numerically rank the candidates, in order of preference, as
follows:



Put a 1 in the empty box next to the party logo and name of your first
choice candidate, a 2 next to your second choice candidate, a 3 next to your
third choice, and so on. You can rank as few or as many candidates as you
like.



If you make a mistake then you can ask the polling staff to give you another
ballot paper.

You may also be voting in local council elections, using the same electoral
system, on the same day.



To be elected, a candidate must reach a set amount of votes known as the
quota.



The votes are counted in stages. In the first stage only first preferences
are counted. Anyone who reaches the quota is elected. Any votes received
over the quota are not needed by the elected candidate and so are
transferred to the second preference.

If not enough candidates have then reached the quota, the candidate with the
lowest number of votes is eliminated and all of their votes are passed to
the next preference on the ballot papers. This process is repeated until all
six candidates have been elected.



Should you seek any clarification about these procedures, please contact
Oisin Jones-Dillon (Irish-Maltese citizen) at:
<mailto:jonesdillon@...> jonesdillon@... Tel: 21-577813 or
Mobile: 79-324845.




























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