Bundestag election on 26 September 2021
Election notifications have been sent out - postal voting is underway
With the election notification, which the approx. 189,000 people entitled to vote in Chemnitz will receive by 5 September 2021 at the latest, everyone will also receive an application for a polling card (back of the election notification). This can be used if you intend to cast your vote by postal vote before election day. Alternatively, you can also use the online application for a polling card on the Internet at www.chemnitz.de/briefwahl.
Once the application has been submitted, the person entitled to vote will then receive a ballot paper and the postal voting documents sent to their home address or to an address specified by them. The application can be submitted until 24 September 2021, 6 pm. He/she exercises his/her right to vote and returns the complete ballot letter with all associated documents free of charge by Deutsche Post AG to the address printed on the letter.
It is important that the election letter is returned to the City of Chemnitz postal voting office by 26 September 2021, 6 p.m. at the latest. It is also possible to post election letters in the deadline letterbox.
This year's Bundestag election, like the 2020 mayoral election, will again take place under special coronavirus conditions. For example, pandemic-related hygiene measures will have to be implemented in the polling stations on election day.
The polling stations will of course be open as usual for the Bundestag election and at the times specified in the election notification. Nevertheless, under the conditions of the current COVID-19 pandemic, every eligible voter is advised to consider voting by post. By submitting an application electronically or by post from home and sending the voting documents by post to the desired address, personal contact can be minimised in the interests of everyone's health.
For the 2021 Bundestag election, it will also be possible to apply for postal voting documents in person and vote directly on site from 6 September 2021. The postal voting centre set up for this purpose is located in the town hall, Markt 1. The opening hours can be found on the election notification.
However, you are also asked to check whether it is absolutely necessary to apply for postal voting documents in person on site (combined with the option of instant voting). In light of the current pandemic situation, this option should only be considered for urgent cases that cannot be postponed.
Due to the necessary protective measures, longer waiting times must also be expected when applying in person and voting immediately at the town hall.
Further information can be found on the election notification or at www.chemnitz.de/wahlen.