Freedom to choose to vote in the Member State of residence
Article 7
1. Persons entitled to vote pursuant to Article 3 (‘voters pursuant to Article 3’) shall exercise their right to vote in municipal elections in the Member State of residence if they have expressed the wish to do so. 2. If voting is compulsory in the Member State of residence, voters pursuant to Article 3 who have been entered on the electoral roll there shall also be obliged to vote. 3. Member States where voting is not compulsory may provide for the automatic registration of voters pursuant to Article 3 on the electoral roll.