Flash Eurobarometer 292 (Electoral Rights of EU Citizens)

Electoral rights in the European Union.<br>Topics: knowledge test on the electoral rights of citizens of the EU: a citizen of the EU living in the country has the right to vote or to stand as a candidate in municipal elections, in regional elections (only in AT, BE, CZ, DK, DE, ES, FR, IT, NL, PL, SK, SE, UK), in elections to the national Parliament and in European Parliament elections; attitude towards electoral rights for EU-citizen living in another EU country than their country of origin: the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in regional elections in the country of residence, the right to vote and to stand as a candidate in national elections in the country of residence; preference to vote in European elections for candidates of country of residence or of country of origin in case of living in another EU country; probability of higher voter turnout in European elections due to lists including candidates who are nationals of other EU countries; attitude towards the following measures with regard to increasing the turnout at European elections: switch polling date from June to May, more information on the elections, more information on programmes and objectives of candidates and parties, more information on the impact of the EU on daily life, polling on the same day across the EU; probability of higher voter turnout in local elections due to lists including candidates who are nationals of other EU countries.

Demography: sex; age; age at end of education; occupation; professional position; type of community.

Additionally coded was: interviewer ID; language of the interview; country; date of interview; time of the beginning of the interview; duration of the interview; type of phone line; call history; region; weighting factor.