Complaining to the municipal authority about organisational or technical aspects of elections at district level in elections to the European Parliament

Main information

If you are dissatisfied with the election process in your district or the conduct of the municipal authority or members of the district electoral commission in exercising your right to vote, you have the right to file a complaint with the relevant municipal authority. 

You may file a complaint if you have not received your voter ID card or ballot papers, you have been unlawfully prevented from voting at a polling station, there are no specimen ballot papers at the polling station, etc.

The following cannot be given as grounds for complaints concerning the organisational and technical aspects of elections: disagreement with the applicable legislation, disagreement with election results, complaints about matters that the municipal authority (or regional authority) is not competent to handle, etc.

This applies to you if

You are dissatisfied with how elections are held in your electoral district.

When to use this service

You may file a complaint at any time; however, you are advised to file it as possible so that, where appropriate, it can be redressed in a timely manner.  

Example: The municipal authority refuses to issue you with a voter ID card. The complaint should be filed immediately so that, as part of the remedy, your voter ID card can be duly delivered on time so that you can vote in the elections.

Service settlement

What you need if you are using this service

In your complaint, please state

• your first name,
• your surname,
• your date of birth,
• your permanent residential address (for foreign nationals, your residential address in Czechia),
• the reason for your complaint, and
• how you want your complaint to be resolved.

Where and how to solve this service

You may file a complaint orally, in writing or by telephone.

File your complaint with the municipal authority in whose district you believe that there are improper election procedures.

Additional information

What is the benefit of this service

A complaint is a means of protecting your rights and seeking redress.  

Appeal options

If you are subsequently dissatisfied with how the municipal authority has dealt with your request, you can file a complaint with the regional authority.