Specific problems could arise in a Member State in which the proportion of Union citizens of voting age who reside in it but are not nationals of it is very significantly above average. Derogations regarding the right to vote are warranted where such citizens form more than 20 % of the total electorate. Such derogations should be based on the criterion of period of residence.
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