Apply for a postal vote
If you are unable to attend the polling station in person on election day, you can vote by post. The easiest way to apply for this is online.
Details
Application
The easiest and most secure way to apply for a postal vote is online using the appropriate form. However, you can also apply for a postal vote by filling out the form on the election notification and sending it back to the city by post or posting it in the letterbox at Bürgerdienste, Engelplatz 1. It is also possible to apply by email to briefwahl@jena.de, providing all the necessary information (name, date of birth, registration address, address to which the postal voting documents are to be sent). Please also note the postal delivery times when planning your appointments.
Postal polling station
The postal voting office, where you can also collect your postal voting documents in person and vote immediately if you wish, is located in the event room of the Citizens' Services Department, Engelplatz 1, access via Klostergasse.
Procedure/deadlines
End of online application
The online application for the Burgau district mayoral election ends on Wednesday, 18.06.2025, 12:00 noon.
Returning and handing in the letters
Please return your postal voting documents by post no later than the Wednesday before the election Sunday . You can also hand in postal ballot letters at the postal polling station (see below) or drop them in the town's deadline letterbox, Gerbergasse, by midnight on the Saturday before election Sunday or hand them in at the election center, Bürgerdienste, Engelplatz 1, by 6 p.m. on election Sunday.
Opening hours
| Tag | Zeiten | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|
| Montag | 08:30-13:00 Uhr | |
| Dienstag | 08:30-18:00 Uhr | |
| Mittwoch | 09:00-13:00 Uhr | |
| Donnerstag | 08:30-16:00 Uhr | |
| Freitag | 08:30-13:00 Uhr |