Voters registered in Gozo who wish to collect their voting documents from Malta and, vice-versa, voters registered in Malta wishing to collect their documents from Gozo, must submit their written request as soon as possible, the Electoral Commission said on Monday. 

The commission urged applicants not to leave the request until the final day (May 23) in case the weather conditions preclude the transportation of documents within the legal time limit.

Requests should be made personally via email at maltagozo.electoral@gov.mt or by application form, which form can be sent attached through an email. The forms are available at https://electoral.gov.mt/Elections/ApplicationFormsEN.

Voting documents in Malta are to collected from the vote counting complex in Naxxar, while in Gozo, they are to be collected from the ID Cards Office in Victoria.

Dates for collection will be between May 20 and 23, and the voter must be personally present to show his/her identity or residence card.

Abroad on polling day?

The commission also informed voters who intend to vote one week before polling day, owing to their being abroad or hospitalised, that they may personally call at the Office of the Electoral Commission, Counting Hall Complex, Naxxar, or at 28A, St Francis Square, Victoria, Gozo.

The available hours are:

Monday to Friday: 8am till 1.30pm and from 3pm until 7pm; Saturdays and Sundays: 8am till noon.

All persons are advised that the legal deadline to effect such applications by affidavit is by noon of Friday May, 17.

Applicants must take their ID or Residence Card.

Voters registered in Malta will cast their vote at the complex at Naxxar while those registered in Gozo shall vote at the Government Experimental Farm, Mġarr Road, Xewkija.