Roger Galtarossa * The Italian Society of Trinity College Dublin launches a petition for review of the rules of the votes of Italians abroad. The initiative change the vote of Italians abroad want to highlight the difficulties that face the Italians living outside Italy at the time of exercising the right to vote.
The current rules penalize particularly those Italians who live abroad recently or have not yet decided whether to move permanently. Once collected, the signatures will be delivered to the chairmen of the House and Senate, the President of the Republic and the Presidents of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House and Senate.
According to the petitioners, two key points undermine the guarantees recognized in Article 48 of the Constitution ("The law establishes requirements and procedures for the exercise of voting rights of citizens living abroad and ensuring its effectiveness"). The registration with the AIRE (Registry of Italians living abroad) would be a first hurdle.
Membership is compulsory for the exercise of voting abroad, automatically results in the loss of health care in Italy. The Italian citizen who has just moved and do not yet know whether permanently reside abroad, thus two options: sign up and miss the Italian health care, or return to Italy to exercise its right to vote.
The guys at Trinity University argue that the result is a strong disincentive for many Italians to vote abroad, including Erasmus students. They were forced to decide whether to lose health care or pay for a plane ticket, often end up forfeiting their right to vote. The initiative also emphasizes the issue of the Overseas Constituency.
Current rules do not provide any distinction between types of migrants. Italian Erasmus students and finally moved to vote for both seats linked to the Overseas Constituency. The equation would be highly detrimental to those citizens who are outside the country only temporarily. In relation to any legal reform, the Italian Society offers online voting as a possible solution.
Other reference points could be the French and German models, which facilitate citizens abroad through proxy voting and by mail. More information is available at the blog of the Italian Society - Trinity College Dublin. E 'can sign the petition by going to www. ipetitions. com. * A student of journalism and sociology at City University London Ruggerogaltarossa.
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The current rules penalize particularly those Italians who live abroad recently or have not yet decided whether to move permanently. Once collected, the signatures will be delivered to the chairmen of the House and Senate, the President of the Republic and the Presidents of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House and Senate.
According to the petitioners, two key points undermine the guarantees recognized in Article 48 of the Constitution ("The law establishes requirements and procedures for the exercise of voting rights of citizens living abroad and ensuring its effectiveness"). The registration with the AIRE (Registry of Italians living abroad) would be a first hurdle.
Membership is compulsory for the exercise of voting abroad, automatically results in the loss of health care in Italy. The Italian citizen who has just moved and do not yet know whether permanently reside abroad, thus two options: sign up and miss the Italian health care, or return to Italy to exercise its right to vote.
The guys at Trinity University argue that the result is a strong disincentive for many Italians to vote abroad, including Erasmus students. They were forced to decide whether to lose health care or pay for a plane ticket, often end up forfeiting their right to vote. The initiative also emphasizes the issue of the Overseas Constituency.
Current rules do not provide any distinction between types of migrants. Italian Erasmus students and finally moved to vote for both seats linked to the Overseas Constituency. The equation would be highly detrimental to those citizens who are outside the country only temporarily. In relation to any legal reform, the Italian Society offers online voting as a possible solution.
Other reference points could be the French and German models, which facilitate citizens abroad through proxy voting and by mail. More information is available at the blog of the Italian Society - Trinity College Dublin. E 'can sign the petition by going to www. ipetitions. com. * A student of journalism and sociology at City University London Ruggerogaltarossa.
wordpress. Write to london @ com ilfattoquotidiano. en
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