POSTAL VOTING OF ITALIAN CITIZENS RESIDENT ABROAD AND OPTION TO VOTE IN ITALY
By decrees of the President of the Republic of 31/03/2025, published in the Official Gazette of 31/03/2025, the date of the abrogative referendums pursuant to Article 75 of the Constitution has been set at 8 and 9 JUNE 2025.
Please note that voting is a RIGHT protected by the Italian Constitution and that, according to Law no. 459 of 27 December 2001, Italian citizens residing abroad, registered on the electoral rolls, can VOTE BY MAIL by receiving the electoral envelope at their home address. To this end, it is recommended to check and update your personal details and address at the relevant consular office, by using the online portal of consular services Fast It.
As an alternative to voting by mail, voters registered with AIRE can CHOOSE TO VOTE IN ITALY AT YOUR MUNICIPALITY OF ELECTORAL REGISTRATION, notifying your choice (OPTION) by writing to the Consulate within the 10th day following the announcement of the vote.
Voters who choose to vote in Italy on the occasion of the next referendum will receive from their Italian municipalities the postcard-notice to vote at the polling stations in Italy. The choice (option) to vote in Italy applies only to this referendum.
Please note that in any case the option MUST REACH the Consular Office NO LATER THAN TEN DAYS AFTER THAT OF THE CALL FOR VOTES, I.E. BY April 10th 2025. This communication can be written on plain paper and – to be valid – must contain the voter’s name, surname, date and place of birth, place of residence and signature, accompanied by a copy of the declarant’s identity document.
For this communication, you can also use the appropriate form that can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (www.esteri.it) or from that of your Consular Office of reference.
The form, duly completed, signed and accompanied by an identity document, can be delivered/sent:
- by hand: Embassy of Italy in Panama, Calle 58 este y Av. Ricardo Arango, Ph Plaza 58 sexto piso, Obarrio, Ciudad de Panama Mon-Wed -Fri from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Tue-Thu from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- by ordinary e-mail: consolare.panama@esteri.it
- by certified e-mail: amb.panama@cert.esteri.it
As required by current legislation, it will be the responsibility of the voters to verify that the opt-out communication sent by post has been received in good time by their Consular Office. Requests received after the deadline indicated above will NOT be considered valid.
The choice to vote in Italy can subsequently be REVOKED with a written communication to be sent or delivered to the Consular Office in the same manner and by the same date as the exercise of the option.
If you choose to go to Italy to vote, the Law does NOT provide for any type of reimbursement for travel expenses, but only tariff concessions within the Italian territory.
THE CONSULAR OFFICE IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.
01/04/2025
