Does the country provide individual online voter registration/polling assignment checks?
Portugal
Answer
- Yes, confirmation of registration using online interface
- Yes, assigned polling station using online interface
- Yes, confirmation of registration using mobile phone
- Yes, assigned polling station using mobile phone
Source
Portugal, National Elections Commission, FAQs section, accessed 31 January 2022
“Como posso saber onde estou recenseado?
Pode obter essa informação, mesmo no dia da eleição:
- Na Internet em www.recenseamento.mai.gov.pt;
- Através de SMS (gratuito) para 3838, com a mensagem “RE (espaço) número de CC/BI (espaço) data de nascimento=aaaammdd”. Ex: "RE 7424071 19820803";
- Na junta de freguesia do seu local de residência.”
Comment
The inscription to the national voter register is done automatically for all Portuguese citizens resident in the country and above the age of 17. Voters can check their registration status online in the website of the Ministry of Interior.
