8 Amendments of Andrew DUFF related to 2011/2182(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that democratic participation stemming from electoral rights cannot be imposed on citizens, but should originate in them; considers, in this respect, that the electoral process is a means of giving European citizens a feeling of ownership of democracy and points out that European political parties play a key role in forming a European demos and that they contribute to enriching the ‘European identity’ of citizens;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the challenge represented by the steady general decrease in voter participation in European elections; points out that even though more EU citizens of voting age are resident not in their Member State of origin but in another Member State, proportionally fewer citizens are registered to vote in European elections;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that apart from common principles – namely free, secret elections by universal suffrage – some practical considerations and powerful European symbols (e.g. organising European elections at the same time in every Member State) are also necessary to increase voter participation;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Invites Member States to grant voting rights to resident EU citizens in regional elections when their regions are vested with legislative capacities;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Deplores the fact that a very large number of EU citizens are deprived of their basic civic right to choose the national legislature either in the state in which they live or in their original state; invites Member States to widen the franchise to address this democratic indignity;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. In the light of the imminent accession of the EU to the ECHR and its first protocol, calls on the Commission to address the practice of certain member states to disenfranchise their own nationals who choose to live in another state for an extended period;