A Step-by-Step guide for Italian Citizens living abroad on how to vote in the June 2025 referendum

May 05, 2025

AIRE-Registered voters must submit ballot request by May 7^th

The dates of June 8^th and 9^th 2025, have been officially set for the voting on five abrogative referendum concerning labour regulations and citizenship laws in Italy.

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What is the vote about? Specifically, what are the proposed changes regarding Italian citizenship?

The five referendum questions concern both labor and security issues, as well as citizenship.

One of the proposed referendum inquiry aims to reduce the legal residency requirement for acquiring Italian citizenship from 10 to 5 years. Specifically, it seeks to amend Article 9 of Law 91/1992, which currently requires a decade of uninterrupted residency for individuals with non-EU citizenship applying for naturalization.

Who can express their vote?

All Italian citizens registered with A.I.R.E. (the Registry of Italian Citizens Residing Abroad) have the right to vote. According to Law No. 459 of December 27^th, 2001, Italian citizens residing abroad and listed on the electoral rolls can vote by mail, with the ballot envelope sent directly to their residence address. To ensure timely delivery of their voting materials, it is crucial that citizens abroad verify and update their address details through the online consular portal FAST-IT or alternatively by contacting the Italian Consulate competent for their residency area.

Voting abroad: important deadlines and instructions

Italian citizens residing abroad and wishing to partecipate to the referendum must submit ballot request to the AIRE Town Hall, trough the Consulate, by May 7^th.

Voters abroad take part in early voting by mail, as the results must be finalized by June 10th, when voting in Italy also concludes. The ballot envelopes will be delivered to their residential address by May 21^st.

ATTENTION: if voters have not received their ballot envelope by May 25^th, they should contact their consular office to request a duplicate.

Related article:

• All you need to know about AIRE: The Registry Office for Italian Citizens Residing Abroad
• Italians living abroad: what is AIRE?

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