District council election in Central Saxony: Postal voting starts now!

In the district of Central Saxony, the postal vote for the upcoming district administrator has started. This new election will take place on January 26, 2023 after Dirk Neubauer (independent) gave up his office prematurely in autumn 2022. The district election commission has confirmed a total of five candidates who apply for the office. Among them are Sven Krüger (independent, nominated by CDU, FDP, Free Voters and RBV), Mario Lorenz (SPD), Cindy Reimer (Die Linke), Jens Tamke (AfD) and Stefan Trautmann (Freie Sachsen).

All citizens entitled to vote should have received their election notification by January 5, 2023. In cases where the notification was not delivered, it is advisable to inquire at the responsible citizens' office. The application for the postal voting documents is possible both online and personally in the postal voting office of the corresponding municipality, whereby a submission of the election notification and an ID card is required. The completed postal voting documents must have arrived in the town halls and municipal administrations by January 26 at 6 p.m. In addition, the documents can be handed over free of charge by post, in municipal letter boxes or in voting gymnasts in the postal voting office.

opening times and deadlines for postal voting

The postal voting office in Döbeln, Roßwein and Jahnatal has already opened. In other municipalities such as Waldheim, Leisnig, Hartha and Großweitzschen, the postal voting offices open on January 13th. For citizens, postal voting is possible on weekdays during the regular opening times of the town halls and municipal administrations. The last opportunity for voting by postal voting is on January 24th, with extended opening hours offered until 4 p.m. on that day.

In a associated notification, the district of Mittelachsen also announced the first announcement for the next district election for October 15th. The deadline for submitting election proposals ends on November 21 at 6:00 p.m. These suggestions can be brought in by parties, voters and individual competitors. It should be noted that suggestions from parties or organized voters who are represented in the Saxon state parliament or in the district council do not require support signatures.

The first round of election is scheduled for January 26, 2025, followed by a second ballot on February 16, 2025, no candidate should receive more than half of the valid votes. The submitted election proposals can be withdrawn by January 31. Peter Schubert and Kristin Lippmann were elected chairman in August as the deputy of the district election committee, who decides on the admission of the election proposals.

Further information on the postal voting and the election proposals can be found on the websites of the local authorities: Sächsische.de the start of the postal voting and district-mittelsachsen.de informed about the election proposals .