Court cases and complaints
In the last decades, the European Court of Human Rights has been solicited in a number of cases related to European citizens’ voting rights. The Court has brought clarifications and established principles that must be respected by European countries.
In this section you can find a recollection of court cases as well as complaints put forward to the Ombudsman and less official channels by citizens experiencing difficulties and discrimination when exercising their right to vote-abroad or from abroad.
Court Cases
Shindler v. the United Kingdom
ECHR, 7 May 2013
Sitaropoulos and Giakoumopoulos v. Greece
ECHR, 15 March 2012
Matthews v. The United Kingdom
ECHR, 18 February 1999
Doyle v. The United Kingdom
ECHR, 6 February 2007
Hilbe v. Liechtenstein
ECHR, 7 September 1999