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European and local elections in Chemnitz

Presentation of the election results in Chemnitz on Sunday evening in the town hall - publication of the provisional election results online at www.chemnitz.de

European and local elections will be held in Chemnitz on Sunday, 25 May 2014. Around 203,000 Chemnitz residents are called upon to cast their votes to help decide the future of Europe and the future of Chemnitz. Around 21,000 Chemnitz residents from eight districts will also elect their local councillors. The polling stations in the 161 electoral districts of Chemnitz will close at 6 pm on Sunday, after which the counting of votes will begin.

Please note: In the electoral districts, the votes from the European elections will be counted first and sent to the electoral authority. Only then will the counting of votes for the city council elections begin in the electoral districts, and then the votes for the local council elections will be counted.

The public presentation of the provisional election results for these elections will also take place as usual from 6 pm in the City Council Chamber of Chemnitz Town Hall (Markt 1). At the same time, the provisional election results will be published on the City of Chemnitz website at www.chemnitz.de.

The presentation and publication will begin with the election results of the European elections in Chemnitz, followed by the election results of the city council elections in Chemnitz and then the election results of the local council elections in Chemnitz.

Postal voting and instant voting: According to information from the electoral authorities of the City of Chemnitz, around 22,000 Chemnitz residents made use of the option of postal voting or instant voting before 25 May 2014 in the 2014 European and local elections, and 6,000 election documents were also requested online in advance.

Public meeting of the city election committee

The City Election Committee will meet on Wednesday, 28 May at 10 a.m. at Chemnitz City Hall, Markt 1, in consultation room 118 for a public meeting to determine and establish the final results of the elections to the European Parliament, the city council elections and the local council elections on 25 May 2014.

The meeting is open to the public.