Alternattiva Demokratika Chairperson, Prof. Arnold Cassola, said in a statement today that, “Maltapost is conditioning the registration of voters in Malta for next European elections. Voters, including Non-Maltese EU nationals, should be able to send their applications by post, and without paying any postage to the Electoral commission offices in Malta and Gozo.”

He added, “in fact, Sections 1 and 3 – Article 6 – General Elections Act, says :

(1) All applications which may be made to the Commission under this Act regarding the registration, cancellation, correction or transfer of a voter may either be delivered to the Electoral Office or to the Local Council office wherein the voter resides or to any police officer in any police station in Malta or Gozo, or forwarded to the Commission free of any charge for posting.

“Instead, Maltapost officials have confirmed with interested parties that they have not delivered the said applications. When asked, they have replied: ‘I apologise for my late reply. Please note that our Legal Office is still awaiting a written reply from the Maltese Electoral Commission. A soon as feedback is available we will contact you back.’

“This is unacceptable,” concluded Prof. Cassola. Maltapost have no right to prevent eligible EU citizens from enrolling to vote in the Maltese electoral register. All applications must be delivered immediately and before the closing date of the 29 March. In the meantime, we are informing the representative of the European Parliament office in Malta of the behaviour of Maltapost.”

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