Ahead of the upcoming early parliamentary elections to be held on Oct. 25 this year, the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago issued a Notice on Registration for Voting Abroad, including information on requirements and deadlines for voting in Chicago.
The notice states who is eligible to vote, which documents are required to exercise the right to vote, where citizens can check whether they are entered in the voter register, and where they can find all information about the early elections.
It should be noted that all citizens who meet all legal requirements will be able to exercise their right to vote in person and exclusively at the premises of the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago.
Below is a full translation of the official notice, without omissions or additions:
CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA
201 E. Ohio Street, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611
Telephone: (312) 670-6706; Fax: (312) 670-6787
www.chicago.mfa.gov.rs
September 9, 2026
NOTICE ON REGISTRATION FOR VOTING ABROAD
Snap elections for members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia have been called for October 25, 2026.
Dear citizens of the Republic of Serbia residing within the consular jurisdiction of the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago,
President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vučić has issued a Decision calling elections for members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, which are scheduled for October 25, 2026.
The Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government of the Republic of Serbia has issued a notice for voters residing abroad regarding the exercise of their voting rights in the elections. The notice is available at the following link:
Citizens of the Republic of Serbia residing in the United States of America are invited to submit a request to the nearest diplomatic-consular mission of the Republic of Serbia to vote abroad.
Applications may be submitted no later than five (5) days before the date on which the Unified Electoral Roll is closed, by midnight on October 3, 2026 (local time in the Republic of Serbia), that is, by 5:00 p.m. local time in Chicago.
Please note that, pursuant to the applicable regulations, in order to vote abroad in the elections for members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, it is necessary to submit an application, regardless of whether you registered to vote in previous elections. Completed and signed forms, together with a photocopy of a valid passport or identity card, or a scanned printout of a chip-enabled identity card, must be submitted to the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago at the email address izbori.cikago2026@mfa.rs, by mail by sending the request to the address of the Consulate General (201 E Ohio St, Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60611), or in person at its premises on business days, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
If you choose to send your application by mail, please ensure that the shipment reaches the Consulate General no later than Saturday, October 3, 2026, by 4:00 p.m. local time in Chicago (11:00 p.m. Serbian time), so that we have sufficient time to enter the application into the system.
Important Note
- If citizens of the Republic of Serbia are not registered in the Unified Electoral Roll, please submit, together with the Request to Vote Abroad, a Request for Registration in the Unified Electoral Roll.
- You may check the Unified Electoral Roll at https://upit.birackispisak.gov.rs/ by entering your Unique Master Citizen Number and identity card registration number on the official website of the Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government of the Republic of Serbia.
- If you choose to submit your application to vote abroad electronically, please ensure that the complete documentation is in the form of a scanned file, added to the email as an attachment and in PDF format, for better and more efficient document management. Photographs of documents in any format are not of sufficient quality for this type of procedure.
Link from which you may download the form Request for Entry in the Electoral Roll of the Information That the Voter Will Vote Abroad:
Request to Vote Abroad (40.5 kilobytes)
Link from which you may download the Request for Registration in the Unified Electoral Roll in the Republic of Serbia form:
Request for Registration in the Unified Electoral Roll (40.5 kilobytes)
Your Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Chicago
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