Chaos before the choice: postal voting documents just before the deadline!

Chaos before the choice: postal voting documents just before the deadline!

A new scandal surrounding the Berlin elections is imminent! The Bundestag election on February 23, 2025 will be characterized by massive challenges that result from the chaotic super election in 2021. The state election manager Stephan Bröchler announced that the postal voting documents can only be sent almost two weeks before the election date-specifically from February 10th, as reports. This late period not only ensures nervousness among the voters, but could also lead to massive problems for Berliners abroad who want to submit their voices in time.

The election situation is tightened, because on January 30th the final election proposals have to be determined before the ballot papers can be printed. This calls memories of the grievances in 2021, as the wrong and missing ballot papers in the capital caused a stir. Bröchler promises that everything will be "managed", but the skepticism remains: "It will not be a walk," said the national election manager in an interview with rbb | 24 .

important deadlines for voters

important steps are already being started: From January 2, the election notifications will be sent, followed by the applications for postal voting from January 3. The voters now have to act particularly quickly in order to be able to hand in their voice in good time. Bröchler recommended that the postal vote to be applied for and picked up directly in the district offices on site to avoid shipping.

If you don't want to do without postal voting, you must note that quick action is also required for voters abroad. The Federal Foreign Office should provide support, but how many are entitled to vote abroad remains to be seen. The intensive planning and the tight time specifications show that the Berlin elections are anything but easy. The result is expected with great tension!