Landtag election 2024: Crucial information for Styrians

Landtag election 2024: Crucial information for Styrians

On November 24, 2024, the state election is imminent in Styria, in which 941,509 people may vote. All Austrian citizens who have their main residence in Styria and are at least 16 years old are entitled to vote. The election process offers many options for voting, including voting certificates and postal voting, in order to accommodate the needs of voters.

The election times vary depending on the region. In the city of Graz, citizens entitled to vote can appear on the election gymnastics from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. In other communities, the polling stations usually open between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. and close between 12:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m. You should definitely ask the exact times from the municipal election authorities.

election card and voting

For those who need an election card, there are clear deadlines. You can apply for them personally up to four days before the election day or to two days in advance, although a telephone request is not possible. When making personal application, it is important to present an ID card.

• Immediate voting: If the election card is requested directly from the municipal office, voters can immediately vote.
• Postal voting: voters can transmit the election card by post or hand in in every polling station of your voting district on election day.
• election card in front of an electoral authority: Here it is possible to submit the voice in a certain polling station, whereby the election card does not have to be signed beforehand.

An important change affects the counting of the postal votes, which is now on the election day directly at the municipal level, while a small part of the votes on the following day, November 25, 2024, is counted by the district electoral authorities.

All voters should be aware that the preliminary results of the election may only be published at 4:00 p.m. after the last polling station was closed to ensure the principle of freedom of the election. Anyone who needs structured data for election can contact the organization and information technology department after the election.

For more information and details on the state election in Styria, interested parties can be interested in the website www.ahlen.steiermark.at