Shortened deadlines in postal voting: what voters need to know now!

In the middle of the preparations for the upcoming Bundestag election on February 23, 2025, the shortened period causes mail votes for uncertainty among citizens and municipalities. However, the state election manager makes it clear that there is no reason to worry. The election notifications are to be sent to the citizens entitled to vote in Hesse by the beginning of February so that they can vote in good time. The voters must be created by January 12, 2025.

The application for postal voting documents can be informed informally by letter or email to the municipal administration. The application for postal voting documents should be submitted between mid and the end of January. The actual postal voting documents are to be sent at the beginning of February at the earliest. These measures are in the context of an early Bundestag election, which was brought forward from the usual at the end of September to the end of February 2025.

Overview of the postal voting procedures

The decision to advance the election also has an impact on the planning of the parties, since the ballot papers can only be printed by all parties by the end of January. One of the most striking changes is the shortened deadline for postal voting, which is now only about two weeks instead of the previous five to six weeks. Voters must ensure that their election letters have been received by their community by 6 p.m.

Due to the limited timeline, municipalities such as Bad Hersfeld, Kriftel and Frankfurt have already warned of the shortened deadline and recommend the personal submission of the ballot papers. In the administration of Ringgau, a collection of the completed ballot papers is offered to support the voters. However, the responsibility for the timely levy is with the voters themselves.

In addition, it is pointed out that the postal voting documents can be picked up and handed over by Friday before the election (February 21). On election Sunday, short -term application for postal voting is possible until 3 p.m. In the last state election and the European elections, around 37 percent of voters have already used the option of postal voting, however, this proportion could be lower in the upcoming election, since more voters want to go to the urns personally.

Special circumstances also accompany the postal voting in other regions, such as "https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/bundesagenwahl-brieflahl-li.3175880"> Süddeutsche.de . Voting by post will only be possible in a period of two to three weeks. While in the Bundestag election in 2021 47.3 percent of the voters, their votes made their votes by letter, it is recommended for 2025 to submit the application for postal voting immediately after receipt of the election notification.

The start of the letter voting is planned for the period between 6. and February 10, 2025, whereby the exact termination depends on the pressure permit. Voters should be prepared for the fact that their election letters must have been received by February 23, 2025 at 6 p.m. The last throw -in date for the election letters is February 20, 2025. In addition, Germans have to report to the electoral register in order to be able to participate in the postal vote; The deadline for entry ends on February 2, 2025.