Municipal election; conduct of the election of the first mayor and municipal council members.

In the election of municipal council members, voters generally have as many votes as there are mandates to be allocated. Thereby the possibility of the Kumulierens exists, i.e. individual applying persons can be given up to 3 voices. Besides the voters can panaschieren, i.e. the voices can be distributed on itself applying persons of different lists.

In the election of the first mayor the voters have a voice.

Electoral law and eligibility

In principle, all Germans and all nationals of the other Member States of the European Union who have reached the age of 18 on election day, have been residing in the municipality for at least 2 months with the focus of their living relationships and are not excluded from the right to vote can vote.

Who wants to be elected as a member of the municipal council, must be a citizen of the Union on election day, have completed the 18th year of life and have in principle for at least three months in the municipality a dwelling, which does not have to be his main dwelling, or without having a dwelling usually stay in the constituency. These requirements must also be met by anyone wishing to be elected to the office of honorary first mayor, for which purpose they must be German within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law. A person may also be elected as a professional first mayor if he or she has neither a residence nor his or her habitual abode in the municipality. However, there is an age limit for professional first mayors. Neither in the election to the municipal council member nor in the election to the mayor may there be an eligibility exclusion.

You can ask your municipality for more details.

There are numerous deadlines to observe when preparing and conducting the municipal election.

For more details, please ask your municipality.