Overview
- Friday, Minister Paolo Zangrillo confirmed the government is developing a digital version of the electoral card that voters could show on their smartphones at the 2027 national elections.
- The change was enabled by a PNRR decree adopted in February 2026 and will let citizens download their electoral card from the national resident registry (ANPR).
- Participation will be recorded telematically at polling stations and authorities are working on secure on-site scanning and cancellation of the digital card once a citizen has voted.
- Implementation requires technical decrees and specifications due by the end of the year or by February under the decree’s 12-month timetable, and a fallback rule says voters must bring a printed copy if secure scanning is not ready.
- Officials say the reform should reduce municipal workload from issuing duplicate paper cards, but it raises access and operational risks for voters without smartphones and for municipalities until security and technical systems are tested and deployed.