Election of the members of the local district council

The members of the local district council are elected at the same time as the city council members. The term of office begins and ends with the legal term of office of the city council. The number of members of the local district council is determined by the Thuringian municipal code and can be taken from the respective public announcement.

Eligibility to vote

Every citizen of an EU member state or every German who has reached the age of 16 on election day and has had his or her main residence in the respective district for at least three months and has not been excluded from the right to vote can vote. If the voter moves within Jena in the 3 months before the election date, he is not entitled to vote in either the former or the current district.

Eligibility

Eligible to vote as a member of the local district council are voters who have reached the age of 18 on the day of the election and have had their main residence in the local district for at least 3 months.

Election proposals

Election proposals can be submitted by every resident of the district who is entitled to vote. They must bear the surname, first name, date of birth and home address of the person submitting the nomination and of the person nominated, and must be signed personally by both. Each resident of the district entitled to vote may only submit as many nominations as there are members of the district council to be elected.

Election of the members of the local district council

The election day for the members of the local district council is the day of the city council election. The term of office is five years and begins on the first day of the next month following the election day. The local district forms the electoral area.

The members of the local district council are elected according to the number of the majority of the valid votes. The electoral area is the local district.

The election notification letters are sent from the 38th day before the election.

Application for absentee ballot papers

• Online application for absentee ballots starts 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.

The form for the election proposal can be found under Downloads.

• Thuringian Municipal Election Act
• Thuringian municipal election regulations
• Main statute of the city of Jena
• Thuringian municipal code