Apply for a postal vote
Source: BUS Rheinland-PfalzIf you have received a polling card but cannot or do not want to vote in your electoral district on election day, you can apply for postal voting documents. These contain the polling card.
The polling card will indicate where you can apply for postal voting documents.
If you are unable to use the designated polling station due to a disability, you can also apply for a polling card.
If you collect your polling card and postal voting documents in person from the city or municipal administration, you have the opportunity to cast your vote on the spot. The administration will ensure that you can mark your ballot paper unobserved and place it in the ballot paper envelope.
You can obtain a polling card with postal voting documents from either,
- by submitting an informal written application,
- by applying by email,
- by ticking the appropriate box on the back of the signed election notification or
- by applying in person at the postal voting office in the city library in the Forum Confluentes
- or by using the online voting procedure.
As a rule, postal voting documents are issued and sent out or handed over in person at the postal voting office at the earliest approx. 4 - 5 weeks before the respective election date. This is due to the deadlines for the submission of nominations and their approval. The required ballot papers can only be produced once they have been approved by the respective election committee.