TFL Vsebine / Revija Javna uprava

Avtor se v članku ukvarja z volilno pravico tujcev na lokalnih volitvah. Za razliko od državnozborskih in predsedniških volitev na teh volitvah pod določenimi pogoji lahko sodelujejo tudi tujci. Tujci, ki so državljani držav članic EU imajo na volitvah članov občinskega sveta tako aktivno kakor tudi pasivno volilno pravico, na volitvah župana pa le aktivno. Ostali tujci imajo na lokalnih volitvah le aktivno volilno pravico. Takšna ureditev se upravičuje s tem, da naj volilci iz tujih držav, ki volijo v Republiki Sloveniji ne bi smeli imeti tudi pravice biti izvoljeni, predvsem na funkcije izvršilne narave, ki jih na lokalni ravni pooseblja predvsem župan, posebej ker bi potem v okviru prenesenih pristojnosti države lahko izvajali tudi državne naloge. Avtor ugotavlja, da je naša ureditev sicer povsem skladna z direktivo ES št. 94/80(ES), z dne 19. 12. 1994, se pa sprašuje o tem, ali je povsem skladna tudi s 3. in 43. členom ustave in o smiselnosti različnega obravnavanja državljanov EU in drugih tujcev.

In his article the author debates on the voting right of foreigners at local elections. Unlike parliamentary and presidential elections, foreigners are allowed to participate at local elections under certain conditions. Foreigners, who are citizens of EU member states, have a passive and active voting right at the elections of local council members and only an active voting right at the elections of the major. Other foreigners have only an active voting right at the elections. The justification of such regulation is that voters from foreign countries voting in the Republic of Slovenia should not be elected, above all to the executive position, such as the function of a major on the local level, and in particular, in relation to delegated powers of the state, they should not execute state competence. The author has established that such regulation is in compliance with the Council Directive 94/80/EC of 19 December 1994, however, he questions himself on its compliance with Articles 3 and 43 of the Constitution and on the reasonableness of different treatment of EU citizens and other foreigners.