City Council Election

Eligibility to vote

Every citizen of an EU state or every German who has reached the age of 16 on election day and has had his or her main residence in Jena for at least three months and has not been excluded from the right to vote can vote.

Eligibility

Eligible for the office of a city council member are eligible voters who have reached the age of 18 on the day of the election and have had their main residence in Jena for at least 3 months.

Election proposals

Election proposals can be submitted by parties and groups of voters.

City council election

The election day for the election of city council members is determined by the state government. The term of office is five years and begins on the first day of the month following the election day. The city of Jena forms the election area. 46 city council members are elected according to the principles of proportional representation. Each voter has three votes.

On election day, voters can cast their votes with their election notification and a valid personal document in 87 voting districts from 08:00 to 18:00.

How to apply for absentee ballots

• Online application for ab sentee ballots begins on the 34th day before the election and ends on the Thursday before the election date, as the documents would probably not reach you in time. This also applies to applications made by informal e-mail.
• Written application / personal appearance / proxy: On the back of the election notification letter you will find an application form for postal voting documents. Please use this form if you wish to apply for your postal voting documents by post, by fax or by personal appearance, or if you wish to authorise a third person to collect your postal voting documents.
• In case of proven sudden illness, absentee ballots can still be collected on election Sunday from 08:00 to 15:00. To do so, please call Am Anger 28, 07743 Jena.

• The deadline for submitting nominations for election to the City Council is 6:00 p.m. on the 44th day before the election.
• Election notification letters are sent out from the 30th day before the election.
• Deadline to apply online for absentee ballots begins the 34th day before the election and ends the Thursday before the election date.
• The absentee ballot must be returned to the election authority of the city of Jena by 6:00 p.m. on election day.

Forms for the election proposal can be found under Downloads.

• Thuringian Municipal Election Act
• Thuringian Municipal Election Code