Voting Abroad
Voting from abroad is very cumbersome. The voting procedure for Dutch citizens abroad requires active registration well before the elections.
Voting Abroad
Dutch citizens abroad have been able to participate in elections for the House of Representatives and the European Parliament for quite some time now. Thanks to the efforts of the SNBN, this has also been the case for the Senate elections since 2023. Regardless of the election, voting from abroad is still very cumbersome.
Voting for Dutch citizens abroad requires active registration well before the elections. Voting itself must also take place before the actual election campaign begins – unless you use a proxy.
The majority of this voting process is still carried out by regular mail, with the result that in practice ballots often do not arrive or arrive too late (to the voter or in The Hague).
It's time for the most complete digitalization of the voting process possible. The SNBN continues to champion this cause.
We will discuss this in detail in the run-up to the next elections.
If you would like more information on this topic please read the following article on Netherlands Worldwide
Articles
2025 House of Representatives Elections - What do the parties say about our themes?
In the lead-up to the October 29 elections, the Foundation for Dutch People Abroad (SNBN) spoke with (candidate) politicians from various political parties about topics of great importance to Dutch people living abroad. The parties we asked to participate correspond with the parties of which the various SNBN board members are members. Ultimately, we were able to arrange interviews with the Groenlinks/PvdA, Volt, PvdD, D66, CDA, NSC, and VVD. Thanks to Carole Overmaat for conducting the...
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Webinar voting for the Senate: how, when, who, where?
Very soon, we, the Dutch people living abroad, will also be able to vote for the Senate – the result of a successful eight-year lobby. But how can we vote? And how can we stand for election to the new Electoral College? When will all this take place? These questions will be explained in the webinar below – with many thanks to the Elections Unit in The Hague, acting as the executive body. Any questions after watching the webinar? www.stemmenvanuithetbuitenland.nl Tel. 0031 70 353 44 00...
31 Oct 2022
Webinar voting for the Senate
You can watch the webinar "Voting for the Senate from abroad" below. This was already the seventh SNBN webinar and took place on February 28th. This timing is no coincidence; if all goes well, we should be able to vote for the Senate from abroad as early as next year. We'll explain how that works in the webinar. The two speakers for this webinar are Member of Parliament Joost Sneller (D66) and Simon Otjes, assistant professor at Leiden University and researcher at the Documentation Centre for...
28 Feb 2022
