{"id":127884,"date":"2021-10-18T01:17:40","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T01:17:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/iscrizione-liste-elettorali-comites-ultima-chiamata-il-3-11\/"},"modified":"2021-10-19T19:03:37","modified_gmt":"2021-10-19T19:03:37","slug":"comites-electoral-lists-registration-last-call-on-3-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/comites-electoral-lists-registration-last-call-on-3-11\/","title":{"rendered":"COMITES electoral lists registration: last call on 3\/11"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>COMITES electoral lists registration: last call on 3\/11<\/h1>\n<h3><em>One month in advance of the December 3 deadline to request voting materials from the Consulates of Geneva, Bern, Basel, Zurich and Lugano<\/em><\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127800\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127800\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127801 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Le circoscrizioni consolari italiane in Svizzera: Ginevra, Berna, Basilea, Zurigo e Lugano\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Le-circoscrizioni-consolari-italiane-in-Svizzera-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italian consular districts in Switzerland: Geneva, Bern, Basel, Zurich and Lugano<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are still a few days left to register in Switzerland for the 2021 elections of the COMITES, the Committees of Italians Abroad, taking into account the fact that only those who have explicitly expressed their willingness to vote and have requested the diplomatic authorities to receive electoral material by mail will be allowed to vote.<br \/>\nEstablished in 1985, the COMITES are representative bodies of the Italian community, directly elected by compatriots living abroad in each consular district where there are at least three thousand Italians registered in the updated list referred to in article 5, paragraph 1, of Law 459\/2001.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/iscrizione-liste-elettorali-comites-ultima-chiamata-il-3-11\/\"><strong>What are the COMITES, antennae of the Italian spirit abroad<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127810\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127810\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127811 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"La sede dell'ambasciata d'Italia a Berna\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/La-sede-dellambasciata-dItalia-a-Berna.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127810\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The seat of the Italian Embassy in Bern<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>There are seven Committees of Italians Abroad in Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p>The elections for the renewal and establishment of the COMITES will be held on December 3, 2021. The members of the Committees of Italians Abroad of Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Bern-Neuch\u00e2tel-Fribourg, Zurich-Lucerne-Schaffhausen, St. Gallen-Grisons-Principality of Liechtenstein and Lugano-Ticino are elected directly by Italian citizens residing in the competent consular district or for at least 6 months (with respect to the date of the elections) and enrolled in AIRE (Register of Italians Residing Abroad), who present or have presented a request for registration in the Voters&#8217; List to the Consulate no later than November 3, 2021.<br \/>\nVoting will take place by mail and the electoral package will be sent exclusively to voters who have submitted an express request for inclusion in the electoral list for the elections of the COMITES, at least thirty days before the date set for voting.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_104994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-104994\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-104995 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Crasi fra le bandiere della Confederazione Svizzera e della Repubblica Italiana\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Crasi-fra-le-bandiere-della-Confederazione-Svizzera-e-della-Repubblica-Italiana.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-104994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crasi between the flags of the Swiss Confederation and the Italian Republic<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>It is possible to use the portal of consular services FAST IT<\/h2>\n<p>In order to obtain registration in the electoral roll, it will be possible to use the portal of consular services FAST IT, at the following link, by selecting the function &#8220;Application for registration in the electoral roll for COMITES elections&#8221; dedicated to elections: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serviziconsolari.esteri.it\/ScoFE\/index.sco\">https:\/\/serviziconsolari.esteri.it\/ScoFE\/index.sco<\/a><\/strong>.<br \/>\nAlternatively, it will also be possible to apply for registration in the electoral roll by delivering or sending the following documents: 1) the form for the application for registration in the electoral roll and 2) a copy of the identity document containing the signature of the holder in the following ways: in person at the Electoral Office of the Consulate General or by depositing the envelope directly in the mailbox; by post, by ordinary e-mail or certified e-mail to the addresses of the competent consular authority, i.e. Geneva, Bern, Basel, Zurich and Lugano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FItalianEmbassyInSwitzerland%2Fposts%2F1570476946638360&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"427\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Traditional&#8221; registration form to be printed, filled in and sent to the Consulate<\/h4>\n<p>In order to register and be able to vote, Italian citizens can print the <a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-scaled.jpg\">form<\/a> to be filled out and sent by mail or email to the relevant Consulate together with a valid identity document.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_127864\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-127864\" style=\"width: 791px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-scaled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-127865 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Modulo iscrizione elezioni COMITES 2021\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-1583x2048.jpg 1583w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Modulo-iscrizione-elezioni-COMITES-2021-scaled.jpg 1978w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-127864\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"http:\/\/Registration form for COMITES 2021 elections\">Registration form<\/a> for COMITES 2021 elections<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Italian Consular Circumscriptions in Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Embassy of Italy in Bern<\/strong> &#8211; Elfenstrasse 14, 3006 Bern<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:berna.elettorale@esteri.it\">berna.elettorale@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the cantons of <strong>Bern, Neuchatel and Fribourg<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>COMITES of Bern-Neuch\u00e2tel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulate of Zurich<\/strong> &#8211; T\u00f6distrasse 65, 8002 Z\u00fcrich<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:zurigo.elettorale@esteri.it\">zurigo.elettorale@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Zurich constituency has two COMITES:<\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the cantons of <strong>Zurich, Lucerne, Zug, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Glarus, Uri, Obwalden and Nidwalden<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>Zurich COMITES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the cantons of <strong>St. Gallen, Thurgau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Graub\u00fcnden and the Principality of Liechtenstein<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>St. Gallen<\/strong> <strong>COMITES<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulate of Lugano<\/strong> &#8211; Via Ferruccio Pelli 16, 6900 Lugano<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:elettorale.lugano@esteri.it\">elettorale.lugano@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the Canton <strong>Ticino<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>Lugano COMITES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Consulate of Basel<\/strong> &#8211; Schaffhauserrheinweg 5, 4058 Basel<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:basilea.elettorale@esteri.it\">basilea.elettorale@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the cantons of <strong>Aargau, Basel-Stadt, Basel-Country, Jura and Solothurn<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>COMITES of Basel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geneva Consulate<\/strong> &#8211; Rue de l&#8217;Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e 26, 1206 Geneva<br \/>\nEmail: <a href=\"mailto:consolato.ginevra@esteri.it\">consolato.ginevra@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Geneva constituency has two Comites:<\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the canton of <strong>Geneva<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>COMITES of Geneva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Italian citizens residing in the cantons of <strong>Vaud and Valais<\/strong> will vote for the <strong>Lausanne COMITES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Podcast, Internet and YouTube videos to learn more<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the topic of COMITES, you can visit the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, listen to the episode of the Podcast of the Ministry, #VociFarnesina (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/italymfa\/20210224-comites-reti-rosa\">https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/user\/italymfa\/20210224-comites-reti-rosa<\/a>) and watch the below video clips and videos on YouTube, entitled respectively &#8220;COMITES, dalla parte degli italiani nel mondo&#8221; and &#8220;Tu lo sai cosa sono i Com.It.Es?&#8221; at COMITES in Dortmund (Germany) by Vincenzo Albano, comedian of Zelig.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"I #ComItEs, dalla parte degli \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf9 nel \ud83d\uddfa\ufe0f\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-Sh-FrJWDwM?feature=oembed&#038;width=840&#038;height=1000&#038;discover=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"COM.IT.ES. Diamo una mano ai comitati dando voce e diritti alla nostra 21esima regione\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vNhKcPxQF6Q?feature=oembed&#038;width=840&#038;height=1000&#038;discover=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_124957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-124957\" style=\"width: 840px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-124958 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Il logotipo del Comitato degli Italiani all'Estero (COMITES)\" width=\"840\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Il-logotipo-del-Comitato-degli-Italiani-allEstero-COMITES.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-124957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The logo of the Committee of Italians Abroad (COMITES)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One month in advance of the December 3 deadline to request voting materials from the Consulates of Geneva, Bern, Basel, Zurich and Lugano<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":127801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[382,381,375,340,327,260,210,305,257],"tags":[1147,922,660,887],"class_list":["post-127884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canton-basel-city","category-canton-bern-en","category-canton-geneva","category-canton-ticino","category-canton-zurich","category-highlights","category-magazine","category-politics","category-switzerland","tag-comites-en","tag-elections","tag-italy","tag-switzerland-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127884","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127884"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127884\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127886,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127884\/revisions\/127886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/127801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swissfederalism.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}