tisdag, augusti 02, 2022

Ny viktig info om att rösta från Western Cape

Här kommer mer detaljerad information för de som ska rösta i det svenska valet i september från Kapstadens konsulat. Observera särskilt att om man inte har sitt röstkort så måste kopia på röstkort (duplicate voting card) begäras via e-mail till konsulatet (sweden@cnsct.co.za) med hela ditt namn och svenska personnummer! Ett svarsmeddelande via e-post med kopia på röstkortet kommer sedan att skickas ut måndagen den 29e augusti. Det kan troligtvis vara klokt att skriva mailet på engelska i det fall att all personal på konsulatet inte är svensktalande.

Själva har vi valt att rösta på konsulatet på tisdagen den 30e augusti vid 12-tiden. Efter röstningen kommer vi att äta fine dining-lunch kl 13 på någon av de lite finare restaurangerna inne i Kapstaden. Har ni lust att göra oss sällskap så maila senast fredag 5 aug till Samira på e-postadress "förnamn"@egi.se (ersätt "förnamn" med samira, vill inte skriva ut hela adressen för att undvika spam).

The Consulate in Cape Town will be holding 3 voting days in conjunction with this year's Parliamentary elections.

The dates and times for voting at the Consulate will be as follows:

  • Voting Day 1 - Tuesday 30th of August (10am - 1pm)
  • Voting Day 2 - Wednesday 31st of August (10am - 1pm)
  • Voting Day 3 - Thursday 1st of September (late voting - 10am - 6pm)

 

The last batch of votes will be shipped to Sweden on Friday the 2nd of September as they must reach Valmydigheten in Sweden by the 10th of September in order to be counted.

 

Duplicate Voting Cards / Röstkort

We ask all voters to ensure that you bring your 'röstkort' with you to vote along with your valid Swedish passport, drivers license or Swedish ID card to confirm your identity.

 

If you have not received your 'röstkort' you can request a duplicate by sending an email to the Consulate along with your full name and Swedish personal identity number. Please ensure that you contact us with your request in advance of our voting days so that we can assist by sending the duplicate card to you via email. These emails will be sent on Monday the 29th of August.

 

We request that you bring your printed duplicate voting card with you when you come to vote as this will help us to manage numbers most efficiently. Printing instructions will be provided in the email accompanying your duplicate voting card.

 

Postal Voting

For those who are unable to attend, we have specific 'brevröst' materials available for collection at the Consulate by appointment. Valmyndigheten also sends these postal voting materials to everyone who is registered in the electoral roll. 

 

If you intend to go the postal vote route, please make an appointment to submit your completed brevröst envelope at the Consulate. The final day for submission is Thursday the 1st of September. This will allow us to add these votes to the final shipment. 

 

Who has the right to vote?

To have the right to vote to the Riksdag you have to:

  • be 18 years old no later than on election day (11th of September),
  • be a Swedish citizen, and
  • you are now, or have been, registered in the population register.

 

To have the right to vote in the municipal and region elections you have to: 

  • be 18 years old no later than on election day (11th of September),
  • be recorded in the population register as a constituent of the municipality and region and
  • be a Swedish citizen, a citizen of another EU Member State, Iceland or Norway, or
  • you are a citizen of another country or stateless but have been recorded in the Swedish Population Register for at least three consecutive years before election day.

 

Re-registration for the Electoral Roll

If you have lived abroad for more than 10 years and did not vote in the last election, do not forget to register to be added to the Swedish electoral roll.

 

The original registration application must be received by Skatteverket no later than 30 days before election day (11th of September). The application must be submitted to the Swedish Tax Agency by post or courier. It is not possible to register online.

 

The registration form and more information are available on the Swedish Tax Agency's website.

 

For more information on the elections and what is involved please see the following links, pdf information sheet and video below:

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