Last chance: oral application for election cards by 12 p.m.!

Last chance: oral application for election cards by 12 p.m.!

On Friday, April 25, 2025, the deadline for the oral application for election cards for the upcoming Vienna City Council election and the district representative elections, which will take place on Sunday, April 27, 2025. For those who cannot go to the polling station, there is the possibility to apply for an election card in the magistrate's election department. These election cards enable participation in postal voting, both from domestic and from abroad, or voting in other polling stations. Election cards that are picked up personally in the election department can be used immediately, which means that voters can flexibly decide where they want to vote, reports OE24.

Details for voting in the polling station

The election information is sent to the voting persons about two weeks before the elections. The responsible polling station is given in this official election information. An online choice of choice can be searched by entering the residential address. The polling stations are open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on election day. Election cards must be brought in the polling station to vote, even if the votes are submitted in their own polling station. Among other things, an official photo ID and the election card must be submitted when levy, if it has been issued, according to the report by Austria.gv.at.

It is particularly important that non-Austrian EU citizens can only take part in the district election. People who cannot fill out the ballot paper without help can be supported by a self -determined person. There are also regulations for the blind or visually impaired persons who can take a rehabilitation or blind guide to the election cell.

electoral list and conditions of participation

In Austria, voters must be recorded in the electoral register and the European voters. Austrian citizens with the main residence in Austria are automatically entered in these lists. Abroad Austrians, on the other hand, have to apply for registration in the European voters. Other EU citizens who live in Austria must also make an application to be registered in the electoral register. This registration is crucial, since only those who are recorded in the electoral register can exercise their right to vote, add the information from Austria.gv.at.

Insight in the voterevidence is possible at any time, and correction applications can be made by Austrians and EU citizens in the European voters. Before an election, the electoral register can also be insighted, although correction applications are also possible here.