As we reported on the Kanadsky Slovak website, Canadian Slovaks who are also citizens of the Slovak Republic will be able to vote by mail in the upcoming elections for the Slovak parliament (NR SR) set for June 12, 2010. This is an opportunity Slovaks living abroad have been asking for a long time.

Slovakia's Election commission reports that 6,885 requests for the ballots were received from abroad, more than twice than in the 2006 elections. There is no breakdown by country.

The deadline for registration from abroad has now passed.