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REPORT (2025/2195(INL) – 2025/0900(APP))

On the amendment of the European Electoral act, allowing Members to vote in plenary by proxy voting during pregnancy and after giving birth

A-10-2025-0214

Committee on Constitutional Affairs · Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar

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Parliament proposes amending the European Electoral Act to allow Members to vote by proxy during pregnancy and after giving birth, for up to three months before the estimated birth and six months after.

Committee position. The Committee on Constitutional Affairs proposes a legislative resolution to amend the European Electoral Act, introducing proxy voting for Members during pregnancy and after childbirth.

Key points

  1. Proposes a targeted revision of the European Electoral Act enabling Members to delegate their plenary vote to another Member during pregnancy and after giving birth.
  2. Adds a subparagraph to Article 6(1) of the Electoral Act allowing a pregnant or post-birth Member to have her vote cast by proxy for a maximum of three months before the estimated birth and six months after.
  3. The amendment is subject to approval by Member States according to their constitutional requirements and enters into force the day after the last notification.
  4. The reform aims to strengthen maternity rules, allowing Members to fully exercise their mandates and improving institutional fairness and inclusion.

Who is affected

  • Members of the European Parliament who are pregnant or have recently given birth, enabling them to vote by proxy during plenary sessions.

Figures and deadlines

  • Maximum period of three months before the estimated date of birth for proxy voting.
  • Maximum period of six months after the birth for proxy voting.

Legal basis: Article 223(1) TFEU and Article 106a(1) of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community.