In the case of written applications that are only sent shortly before the election, it can no longer be guaranteed that the postal voting documents will be received by the electoral office in time to be counted If you want to be sure that your vote will actually be counted, you should make use of the opportunity to vote in person in advance.

You can do this: - at the election office, Friedrichstraße 16, 1st floor, side building (opposite the Dern'sches Gelände bus stop), Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. - at the local administrations, residents of the outlying districts can vote at the local administration responsible for them during its opening hours. All local administrations (except Auringen, Delkenheim, Medenbach and Schierstein) will also be open on Friday, March 7, at least from 10 am to 1 pm.

The online postal vote application at www.wiesbaden.de will be taken offline on Wednesday, March 5, 12 noon. The electoral office is also asking eligible voters to vote in person at the postal voting offices.

Applications for postal voting can only be submitted until Friday, March 7, 1 pm. Applications received after this time may no longer be processed.

In the event of proven sudden illness, postal voting documents can still be issued until 3 p.m. on election day at the electoral office, Friedrichstraße 16, 1st floor.

However, if an eligible voter can credibly prove that he or she has not received a ballot paper that has already been issued, a new ballot paper can be issued to him or her by 3 p.m. on election day (Wahlamt, Friedrichstraße 16).

Postal voting documents may only be handed over to third parties if the authorization to receive them is proven by presenting a written power of attorney. The power of attorney may only be used if the authorized representative does not represent more than four voters; he/she must confirm this in writing when receiving the documents.

Anyone who has not yet returned their postal voting documents to the electoral office should do so immediately. Only absentee ballots received at the electoral office, Friedrichstraße 16, by 6 p.m. on March 9 will be counted. Election letters can also be posted there on election day.

Polling stations will be open from 8 am to 6 pm on election Sunday. Eligible voters can find the relevant polling station at the top of their polling card (highlighted in yellow). Anyone who has misplaced or lost their polling card or has not received one but is on the electoral roll can still vote. However, it is essential that you bring an ID with you to the election.

When entering the polling station, voters receive the ballot paper. Each voter has one vote. The vote is cast in such a way that the eligible voter indicates which election proposal they wish to vote for by placing a cross in a circle.

Any other information will invalidate the ballot paper.

Anyone who has inadvertently written on a ballot paper should ask the election committee to give them a new one to ensure that they do not cast an invalid vote. The prescribed ballot paper does not have to be cast.

If you have any questions, please contact the electoral office at Friedrichstraße 16 on (0611) 314501. This line is also available until 6 p.m. on election day.

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