The Congress has just published the first brochure in the collection "Democratic Elections" entitled: "Local Voting rights for the integration of migrants and IDPs".

Based on a report adopted by the Congress, this brochure aims to encourage participation in local elections, as a key factor for the successful integration of populations that reside, for various reasons, in places different from their places of origin.

The Congress recommends that national legislation should allow internally displaced persons to exercise their right to vote, by facilitating procedures for changing their residence and registering to vote. With regard to the situation of migrants, the trend is to grant the right to vote to foreign residents in local elections, in accordance with the Council of Europe Convention on the Participation of Foreigners in Public Life at Local Level.

This new publication will be presented in Kiev, Ukraine, on the occasion of the Conference on the Right to Vote of Locally Displaced Persons on 27 February 2019. It is available in English, French and Ukrainian.