Local elections on May 25 and 26, referendum on June 8 and 9: what are we voting on?
The ordinary round of administrative elections for the municipalities concerned in the ordinary statute regions will take place on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May.
On Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, coinciding with the possible run-off round of the local elections, citizens are called to participate in the 5 popular abrogative referendums called on as many questions regarding labor regulations and citizenship.
In both rounds of voting, voting will be possible on Sunday from 7:00 to 23:00 and on Monday from 7:00 to 15:00.
Local electionsOn Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May, people will vote in the administrative elections in the ordinary statute Regions : they will therefore vote for the direct election of the mayor and for the renewal of the municipal councils.
Municipalities to vote on 25 and 26 May 2025
The possible run-off round will take place on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June.
Polls are open on Sundays from 7 am to 11 pm and on Mondays from 7 am to 3 pm. Numerous municipalities in the special statute regions will also be voting on the following dates: in Friuli-Venezia Giulia on Sunday 13 and Monday 14 April, with a possible run-off on Sunday 27 and Monday 28 April; in Sardinia on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, with a possible run-off on Sunday 22 and Monday 23 June; in Sicily on Sunday 25 and Monday 26 May, with a possible run-off on Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June; in Trentino-Alto Adige on Sunday 4 May, with a possible run-off on Sunday 18 May.
The abrogative referendums of 8 and 9 JuneOn Sunday 8 and Monday 9 June, Italian citizens are called to express their opinion on the abrogative referendums relating to 5 questions on the subject of work and citizenship.
Voting is possible on Sunday from 7:00 to 23:00 and on Monday from 7:00 to 15:00.
The quorum . For the popular referendum to be valid, half of those entitled to vote plus one (50% plus 1) must go to the polls.
This is what is established in Article 75, paragraph IV of the Constitution which literally states: " The proposal subject to referendum is approved if the majority of those entitled to vote have participated in the vote, and if the majority of validly cast votes is reached".
The first question: Jobs Act (green card)1) «Employment contract with increasing protections - Regulation of unlawful dismissals: Repeal» The question asks «Do you want the repeal of Legislative Decree no. 23 of 4 March 2015, containing “Provisions regarding permanent employment contracts with increasing protections, in implementation of Law no. 183 of 10 December 2014” in its entirety?»
Referendum - Facsimile ballot paper question 1
The second question: protections in small businesses (orange card)2) «Small businesses - Layoffs and related compensation: Partial repeal»
The question asks
«Do you want the repeal of Article 8 of Law No. 604 of 15 July 1966, containing “Rules on individual dismissals”, as replaced by Article 2, paragraph 3, of Law No. 108 of 11 May 1990, limited to the words: “between one”, the words “and a maximum of 6” and the words “The maximum amount of the aforementioned compensation may be increased up to 10 months’ salary for employees with seniority of more than ten years and up to 14 months’ salary for employees with seniority of more than twenty years, if employed by an employer who employs more than fifteen employees.”?»
Referendum - Facsimile ballot paper question 2
The third question: fixed-term contracts (grey card)3) «Partial repeal of provisions regarding the application of a term to subordinate employment contracts, maximum duration and conditions for extensions and renewals» The question asks
«Do you want the repeal of Article 19 of Legislative Decree No. 81 of 15 June 2015, containing “Organic discipline of employment contracts and revision of the legislation on duties, pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 7, of Law No. 183 of 10 December 2014”, paragraph 1, limited to the words “not exceeding twelve months. The contract may have a longer duration, but in any case”, the words “in the presence of at least one of the following conditions”, the words “in the absence of the provisions referred to in letter a), in the collective agreements applied in the company, and in any case by 31 December 2025, for technical, organizational and production needs identified by the parties;” and the words “b bis)”; paragraph 1-bis, limited to the words “lasting more than twelve months” and the words “from the date of exceeding the twelve-month term”; paragraph 4, limited to the words "in case of renewal," and to the words "only when the overall term exceeds twelve months"; Article 21, paragraph 01, limited to the words "freely in the first twelve months and, subsequently,"?"
Referendum - Facsimile ballot paper question 3
The fourth question: safety at work (pink card)4) «Exclusion of joint liability of the client, contractor and subcontractor for injuries suffered by an employee of a contracting or subcontracting company, as a consequence of the specific risks inherent in the activity of the contracting or subcontracting companies: Repeal» The question asks «Do you want the repeal of art. 26, paragraph 4, of Legislative Decree no. 81 of 9 April 2008, containing “Implementation of Article 1 of Law no. 123 of 3 August 2007, regarding the protection of health and safety in the workplace” as amended by art. 16 of Legislative Decree no. 106 of 3 August 2009, by art. 32 of Legislative Decree no. 69 of 21 June 2013, converted with amendments by Law no. 98 of 9 August 2013, as well as by art. 13 of Legislative Decree 21 October 2021, no. 146, converted with amendments by Law 17 December 2021, no. 215, limited to the words “The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to damages resulting from specific risks inherent in the activity of contracting or subcontracting companies.”?»
Referendum - Facsimile ballot paper question 4
The fifth question: Italian citizenship (yellow card)5) «Italian citizenship: Halving from 10 to 5 years of the time of legal residence in Italy of a non-EU adult foreigner for the request for the granting of Italian citizenship»
The question asks: “Do you wish to repeal Article 9, paragraph 1, letter b), limited to the words “adopted by an Italian citizen” and “subsequent to the adoption”; as well as letter f), containing the following provision: “f) to a foreigner who has resided legally for at least ten years in the territory of the Republic.”, of Law No. 91 of 5 February 1992, containing new provisions on citizenship”?”
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