Postal voting remains highly used – polling stations open on Sunday
Ahead of the local elections on Sunday, March 15 , the town of Riedstadt is providing important information on how to vote. Postal voting will again be widely used this year.
Of a total of 18,049 eligible voters, 5,340 have already applied for postal voting, according to city officials (as of one week before election day). This means that many voters are still opting for this form of voting, even if the numbers are not quite as high as they were during the local elections held during the coronavirus pandemic.
One reason for the popularity of postal voting is that votes can be cast in the comfort of one's own home. Especially in local elections, many citizens take advantage of this option to have time to calculate and split their votes.
Polling stations are open on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m
Those who do not wish to cast their vote by mail can, of course, vote directly at the polling station on election Sunday. Polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Postal voting documents must be at the town hall by 6 p.m
In order for the votes to be counted, the postal voting documents must be received at the town hall no later than 6 p.m. on election Sunday . The ballot envelope must contain the sealed ballot paper envelope and the signed ballot paper.
Alternatively, ballot papers can also be deposited in the municipal mailboxes in the individual city districts. These are located:
• in Leeheim , Crumstadt and Wolfskehlen at the former town halls
• in Erfelden at the entrance of the Social Community Foundation (Wilhelm-Leuschner-Straße 21)
The mailboxes for internal mail are marked with the city's coat of arms and will be emptied again around 3 pm .
(RIEDSTADT – RED/PSR)
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