EAIElectoral Access Index
How accessible is the franchise under codified procedure?
Dimensions
Administration
50.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADMIN.1Election administration independenceIs the election administration body's independence (appointment by multiple branches, fixed terms, balanced political composition) codified in statute or constitution? | 0.5/150.0% | Σύνταγμα Άρθρο 54 codifies the electoral-system framework; Άρθρο 51-52 give constitutional independence to election integrity ('ελεύθερη και ανόθευτη εκδήλωση της λαϊκής θέλησης'). | § view source 2026-05-13 |
Eligibility
20.0% · 1/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIG.1Age and residency in constitutionAre the minimum age and residency requirements for voting set in the constitution (rather than statute alone)? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
| ELIG.2Disqualification frameworkIf voters can be disqualified (felony, mental incompetence), are the criteria and the duration codified in statute, with a defined restoration procedure? | 1/333.3% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 13 codifies disqualification framework: Ministry of Interior maintains markers on electoral rolls for persons deprived of voting rights due to irrevocable criminal conviction. Σύνταγμα Άρθρο 51 § 3 sets the constitutional ground. “Το Υπουργείο Εσωτερικών μεριμνά για την καταχώριση στους εκλογικούς καταλόγους σχετικών ενδείξεων για τους στερηθέντες του εκλογικού δικαιώματος λόγω αμετάκλητης ποινικής καταδίκης” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| ELIG.3Restoration of voting rightsWhere rights are lost (e.g., post-felony), is the procedure for restoration codified, with statutory deadlines and automatic restoration where applicable? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
Identification
40.0% · 2/5| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ID.1Statutory groundingIf ID is required at any point in voting, is the requirement set in statute rather than regulation? If no ID is required, is that explicit in statute? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 82 codifies voter identification at polling station: police ID card primary; if absent, passport or other official identifying document accepted. Strong statutory grounding. “Η αναγνώριση των εκλογέων, σύμφωνα με την προηγούμενη παράγραφο, γίνεται με βάση την αστυνομική τους ταυτότητα” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| ID.2Enumerated acceptable IDsAre the acceptable ID forms exhaustively enumerated in statute, not left to administrator discretion? | 0.5/150.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 130 governs election-material procurement; § 82 (read above for ID.1) carries the canonical enumeration of acceptable IDs. | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| ID.3Free alternative IDIf government-issued ID is required, is a free state-issued ID available by statute to anyone who lacks one? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
| ID.4At-polls cure procedureIs the cure procedure for a voter who arrives without ID (provisional ballot, affidavit, return-with-ID, signature match) defined in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 14 codifies the elector's right to request correction of any registration data. Not strictly an at-polls cure but a registration-correction mechanism. “Κάθε εκλογέας μπορεί να ζητήσει αιτιολογημένα τη διόρθωση κάθε στοιχείου εγγραφής του στον εκλογικό κατάλογο” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| ID.5Rejection appeal procedureIs the appeal procedure for a rejected ID (or rejected provisional ballot due to ID) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
Registration
78.6% · 6/7| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| REG.1Statutory registration deadlineIs the registration cutoff relative to election day defined by statute (not regulation or administrative directive)? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 95 codifies inter-jurisdiction voter registration (ετεροδημότες). Άρθρο 12 codifies bi-monthly registration update cycle; Άρθρο 10 codifies February annual new-elector compilation; Άρθρο 15 codifies the one-month pre-election cutoff. “Οι εκλογείς που διαμένουν σε δήμο άλλης εκλογικής περιφέρειας από εκείνη στους εκλογικούς καταλόγους της οποίας είναι εγγεγραμμένοι, αποκαλούνται στο εξής «ετεροδημότες»” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| REG.2Enumerated registration methodsAre the available registration methods (in-person, mail, online, motor-voter, automatic, same-day where applicable) exhaustively enumerated in statute? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 8 codifies the unified registration framework (one registration per elector, automatic from municipal rolls). Άρθρο 10 (new electors) and Άρθρο 95 (ετεροδημότες) enumerate the methods. Registration is automatic via dimotologio, not opt-in. “Κάθε εκλογέας εγγράφεται μόνο στους εκλογικούς καταλόγους του δήμου στα δημοτολόγια του οποίου είναι εγγεγραμμένος” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| REG.3Cure procedure for incomplete registrationDoes statute define a cure procedure when a registration is rejected as incomplete? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 14 codifies an unrestricted right of the elector to request correction of any registration data. § 17 codifies the contest procedure with timing. “Κάθε εκλογέας μπορεί να ζητήσει αιτιολογημένα τη διόρθωση κάθε στοιχείου εγγραφής του στον εκλογικό κατάλογο” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| REG.4Rejection challenge rightIs the voter's right to challenge a rejected or removed registration codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 17 codifies the right of every elector or recognized-party agent to challenge registration or non-registration via formal objection to the mayor, with 5-day public posting of pending challenges. “Μέσα στις προθεσμίες αυτές κάθε εκλογέας ή αντιπρόσωπος Κόμματος αναγνωρισμένου κατά τον κανονισμό της Βουλής, έχει το δικαίωμα να υποβάλει στον δήμαρχο ένσταση κατά της εγγραφής ή της μη εγγραφής ενός προσώπου στις καταστάσεις αυτές” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| REG.5Roll-maintenance criteria in statuteAre the criteria for removing voters from rolls (death, change of address, inactivity) defined in statute, not regulation? | 1/250.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 27 codifies special electoral rolls for military, police, and fire personnel. Άρθρο 13 (criminal disqualification), Άρθρο 14 (correction), Άρθρο 20 (consolidation) together codify roll-maintenance criteria. | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| REG.6Pre-purge notice & cure periodIs a statutory notice-and-opportunity-to-cure required before a voter is removed from the rolls? | 0.5/150.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 13 covers criminal-disqualification roll-deletion notice indirectly via the bi-monthly Ministry-of-Interior list flow; a specific pre-purge notice-and-cure provision was not surfaced. | § view source 2026-05-13 |
Roll Integrity
50.0% · 1/1| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLL.1Voter-data security & breach notificationIs the data security regime for the voter registry (encryption requirements, breach notification, access logs) codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | Ν. 4648/2019 Άρθρο 4(2) codifies special identity-verification + antifraud protections for the electronic diaspora-registration application (credentials from the Independent Public Revenue Authority). Specific to diaspora context, not a generalized voter-data security regime. “Η διαδικασία πρόσβασης στην ειδική εφαρμογή λαμβάνει ειδική μέριμνα για την ταυτοποίηση του εκλο- γέα και την αποτροπή κακόβουλης χρήσης αυτής” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
Voter Assistance
33.3% · 1/3| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSIST.1Language assistance thresholdAre the triggers for language assistance (bilingual ballots, language-minority population thresholds) codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
| ASSIST.2Disability assistanceIs the right to be assisted in voting by a person of the voter's choosing — and the rules for who may assist — codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Ν. 4488/2017 Άρθρο 63 codifies the universal-design (καθολικός σχεδιασμός) mandate for all administrative bodies — public services, products, processes, environments must be designed for use by everyone to the greatest extent possible. Combined with Άρθρο 64 (equal physical+built+electronic access for ΑμεΑ) and Άρθρο 67 (media non-discrimination), this is a comprehensive accessibility framework covering elections by implication. “Καθολικός σχεδιασμός διοικητικών προϊόντων, περιβαλλόντων και υπηρεσιών” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| ASSIST.3Illiteracy assistanceIs assistance for voters who cannot read codified, with a defined procedure protecting ballot secrecy? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
Voting Methods
41.7% · 3/6| Datapoint | Score | Rationale & evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| VM.1In-person polling-place hoursAre polling-place opening and closing hours set by statute (not local administrative discretion)? | 1/1100.0% | ΠΔ 26/2012 Άρθρο 56 codifies the polling schedule publication by municipal authorities — ≥3 days before election, with exact start/end hours and locations. “Οι δημοτικές αρχές εκδίδουν και δημοσιεύουν σ’ όλη γενικά την περιφέρειά τους, τρεις τουλάχιστον ημέρες πριν από την ορισμένη για την ψηφοφορία, πρόγραμμα που αναφέρει ακριβώς την ημέρα της ψηφοφορίας, τις ώρες έναρξης και λήξης της” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| VM.2Mail-in voting procedureIf mail-in voting is permitted, is the full procedure (application, deadline, return, signature verification, cure) codified in statute? | 0.5/150.0% | Σύνταγμα Άρθρο 51 § 4 authorizes postal voting (επιστολική ψήφος) for diaspora electors. Codified in constitution but implementing law (Law 4648/2019) not ingested. “η αρχή της ταυτόχρονης διενέργειας των εκλογών δεν κωλύει την άσκηση του εκλογικού τους δικαιώματος με επιστολική ψήφο ή άλλο πρόσφορο μέσο” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| VM.3Absentee voting frameworkIs the absentee voting framework (eligibility, application, return, treatment) codified in statute? | 1/1100.0% | Ν. 4648/2019 Άρθρο 1 codifies that electors who are outside the Greek territory on election day may exercise voting rights via this law's framework. Άρθρο 2 establishes special electoral rolls for abroad; Άρθρο 4 codifies special online registration with antifraud safeguards. Comprehensive diaspora/absentee voting framework implementing Σύνταγμα Άρθρο 51 § 4. “Εκλογείς οι οποίοι την ημέρα των βουλευτικών εκλογών, των εκλογών για την ανάδειξη των μελών για το Ευρωπαϊκό Κοινοβούλιο, καθώς και την ημέρα διε- ξαγωγής εθνικού δημοψηφίσματος βρίσκονται εκτός της Επικράτειας, μπορούν να ασκούν το εκλογικό τους δικαίωμα” | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| VM.4Early voting periodIf early in-person voting is permitted, is the early voting period and the locations rule set by statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |
| VM.5Drop-box procedureIf ballot drop-boxes are permitted, are placement, security, and chain-of-custody procedures defined in statute (not administrative directive)? | 0/10.0% | No section in the FTS-surfaced candidates satisfies this criterion. Best signal: Άρθρο 97 governs mixed ετεροδημότες polling-station procedures (envelope-based out-of-district voting); not a drop-box procedure. | § view source 2026-05-13 |
| VM.6Provisional ballot right & procedureIs the right to cast a provisional ballot, and the procedure for adjudicating it, codified in statute? | 0/10.0% | No candidate sections returned by FTS. | no FTS match 2026-05-13 |