State election: Postal voting starts - postal voting centre in Chemnitz town hall open from Monday, 11 August
Applications for polling cards and postal voting documents are now open Information on the Internet: www.chemnitz.de/wahlen
Eligible voters who are unable to visit their polling station on election Sunday 31 August 2014 have the opportunity to exercise their right to vote by postal vote. In this way, they can cast their votes in the run-up to the election. The electoral authority of the City of Chemnitz informs that the necessary documents can be applied for as of now.
Applying for postal voting documents: The postal voting documents can be requested in writing using the application form for a polling card, which can be found on the back of the election notification card.
In addition, the online application for a polling card is available at www.chemnitz.de. It is also possible to apply electronically by e-mail(wahlbehoerde(at)stadt-chemnitz.de) or by fax: 0371 488-7490. However, it is not possible to apply for documents by telephone.
The application must include the first and last name, date of birth and the address of the main residence. In addition, a delivery address for sending the election documents must be specified. To speed up the processing of the application, it is helpful to state the constituency number and the number under which the person entitled to vote is entered in the electoral roll. Both details are printed on the polling card.
The election documents will then be sent by post.
Persons who wish to apply for the documents on behalf of third parties require their express written authorisation to do so.
Postal voting office in Chemnitz town hall: From Monday, 11 August 2014, applications for postal voting documents can also be made in person at the postal voting office in the town hall, Markt 1 - here you have the opportunity to vote immediately on site.
The postal voting office, which is also barrier-free, will be open from 11 August as follows: Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:30 am to 4 pm, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 am to 6 pm, Fridays from 8:30 am to 12 pm. The deadline for applying for postal voting documents is 4 pm on Friday, 29 August 2014. The postal voting centre will also be open until 4 pm on this day.
The yellow ballot letter with the completed ballot paper (sealed in the green ballot envelope) and the ballot paper with the signed declaration in lieu of an oath must be returned by the person entitled to vote in good time so that it arrives at the postal voting office by 4 p.m. on election day, 31 August 2014, at the latest. It can also be handed in there in person by this deadline. The transport of postal ballot letters within the area of Deutsche Post AG within the Federal Republic of Germany is free of charge as a standard item.
Anyone who has received a polling card and postal voting documents may vote in the election either by postal vote in the run-up to election day or by casting their vote in person on election day in any polling station in the constituency for which the polling card was issued. Anyone who is in possession of a polling card and wishes to vote in a polling station in the constituency on election Sunday must bring this polling card with them.
Barrier-free polling stations and ballot papers: Eligible voters who have limited mobility but whose own polling station is not accessible have the option of having a polling card issued in advance of the election and using this polling card to exercise their right to vote at any accessible polling station in their constituency.
An overview of accessible polling stations can be found online at www.chemnitz.de/wahlen on the page Landtagswahl 2014 > Wahllokal-Suche.
Blind and visually impaired voters can obtain information on aids (voting templates) from the Sehbehindertenverband Sachsen e. V., telephone (03 51) 8 09 06 11, e-mail: info(at)bsv-sachsen.de, http://www.bsv-sachsen.de/.
Information online: Information on the 2014 state election is available on the City of Chemnitz website at www.chemnitz.de/wahlen