Voting method

The Republic of Croatia, Law on the Election of Members of the Croatian Parliament (Official Gazette 116/99, last amended on 4 October 2019), accessed 14 January 2025

Article 6. The elections are being conducted at polling stations in the territory of the Republic of Croatia and in the diplomatic-consular representative missions of the Republic of Croatia.

Article 7. Voters who have residence in the Republic of Croatia shall vote at the polling stations in the territory of the Republic of Croatia, determined according to their place of residence.

Voters who have residence in the Republic of Croatia, but on the election day are serving the armed forces of the Republic of Croatia, voters who are members of the maritime and river Croatian ships crews, but on the election day are outside Croatia's borders, and voters divested of freedom, shall vote at special polling stations, determined in compliance with the provisions of this Act.

Voters who have residence in the Republic of Croatia, but on election day are outside Croatia's borders, shall vote in the diplomatic-consular representative mission of the Republic of Croatia for representatives of the constituency according to their place of residence in the Republic of Croatia.

The Republic of Croatia, Law on Election of the President of the Republic of Croatia (Official Gazette, Nos. 22/92, last amended on 9 April 2021), accessed 14 January 2024

Article 5. Electors who at the time of the elections find themselves outside the boundaries of the Republic of Croatia shall be ensured their electoral right concerning the election of the president of the Republic of Croatia in diplomatic-consular missions and foreign offices of the Republic of Croatia.

Government of the Republic of Croatia, Voting abroad, accessed 14 January 2025

The e-Voters service is available before elections/referendums in the period from issuing the Decision on Calling the Election/Referendum until no later than 10 days before the date designated for holding the election/referendum. 

The service allows you to electronically submit: an application for temporary entry outside of the place of permanent residence in the Republic of Croatia, and an application for prior and active registration of voters for voting abroad. 

This functionality is available from the moment of calling elections that allow for voting outside of the place of permanent residence, or abroad. Also, the service allows for: submitting an application for change of nationality in the electoral register, consulting the electoral register, and e-Record from the electoral register.