It is election day in NRW.
In the 2020 local elections, the offices will be redistributed in the cities and municipalities.
Here you can find the latest news.
On September
13, 2020
, all of
North Rhine-Westphalia will
again be called to participate in the local election *.
Here in the
news
ticker you can
read all the latest news and voting results.
This leads directly to the results of the mayoral elections and results for the Ruhr Parliament.
Update from September 13th, 7:13 am:
Around 14 million citizens will vote on Sunday (September 13th) in the
local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia
about who should make the decisions in their places of residence in the next five years.
Be elected
mayor
,
Mayor (OB)
,
district administrators
and
town and city councils
,
county councils
and
district councils
in urban districts.
Integration councils are also elected.
The
NRW elections
are probably the last
major political mood test of 2020
in Germany.
The
polling stations
are open from 8 a.m.
Shortly before
election day, there was
shocking news
from a
district in Frechen
, which meant that the
2020 local elections
there had to be canceled at short notice.
A party candidate had died unexpectedly.
Local elections in NRW break a record before Sunday - live ticker
Update from September 12, 2020, 3:43 p.m.:
Even before election Sunday, it is clear that the
local elections in
North
Rhine-Westphalia will
break
a
record
.
As reported by the German Press Agency, there have been more
requests for postal votes
than any other election in North Rhine-Westphalia before.
According to this, up to a third of those eligible to vote in individual cities opted for postal voting.
In Düsseldorf, for example, it was almost 30 percent, which is roughly double the number of the last local election.
The high demand for postal votes also
gives
hope
for a higher
turnout
overall
, said a spokesman for the Association of Towns and Municipalities.
However, this calculation does not necessarily have to work out.
No other elections will take place in parallel as in 2014, when the European Parliament was also elected.
There is also the fear of
corona
infection.
Local election 2020 in NRW eagerly awaited
First report from September 12, 2020:
North Rhine-Westphalia - On September
13, 2020, the local elections * will take place in
North Rhine-Westphalia
again
.
All citizens entitled to vote decide when going to the ballot box not only about politics in the city or municipality for the next five years, but also about district administrators, district councils and sometimes also about the Ruhr parliament.
For the first time,
young people aged 16 and over are also
allowed to vote in the
local elections
this year in
NRW
- there are a few things to consider when filling out the ballot papers, especially for newcomers who have received a voting notification * for the first time.
Local elections 2020 in NRW: Mayor election, city council, district council and Ruhr parliament
In the
local elections
, the representatives of all cities, municipalities and districts, as well as district administrators, lord mayors and mayors are elected.
Eligible voters in the cities of
North Rhine-Westphalia
usually receive three
ballot papers
with which they
vote
on the new mayor, the city council and the respective district representatives in their city.
Outside the independent cities, there are mayors, local councils, district councils and district administrators who are elected.
Be careful
when filling out the ballot papers
*:
Only one cross may be placed on each paper
- otherwise the election is invalid and the vote is lost.
Information that could be important especially for those who are voting for the first time.
In addition to
lowering the voting age,
there is
another novelty,
especially in the
Ruhr area
: all citizens who are entitled to vote receive an
additional ballot paper
with which they can directly vote for the first time the parties in the Ruhr Parliament *.
This institution is unique in Germany because it only exists in the Ruhr area.
Here, too, it is important to ensure that
only one cross is allowed
on the
voting slip
.
Local elections in NRW: Election takes place despite Corona
The
local elections
are generally considered to be the most exciting, as they directly affect the voters themselves.
Will my favorite be the new
mayor
- or will there even be a
runoff election
?
How is my district administrator performing?
Will my list candidate make it to the
city council
?
These are all questions of concern to voters.
Despite the continuation of the coronavirus pandemic until the local elections *, all those responsible are hoping for a brisk turnout - especially since voting can not only
be done
by letter
, but also in the
local polling stations
that all
safety and hygiene measures are
observed .
All over
NRW
,
the polling stations will
close on September 13th
at 6 p.m.
Only then do the election workers dedicate themselves to counting the votes that were cast either by postal vote * or on site.
When they have recorded all votes from all
constituencies
, they can announce the results.
Normally this happens on the same evening, but the population is already asked
to excuse
any
delays
that could result from the protective regulations in the coronavirus pandemic *.
The
results of the 2020 local elections in North Rhine-Westphalia should
then be completely clear by
Monday at the
latest
.
Until then, there will be meaningful polls on local elections * for at least some cities.
NRW elects: Where is there a runoff election for the office of Lord Mayor?
The top priority when counting the votes in
local elections
is the
election of
the mayor *.
It is followed by the election results for the
city council / municipal council
and the
city districts
.
It is therefore very likely that by the evening of
election day it will
be clear whether the OB candidates in the respective cities have enough votes to hold the office directly, or whether a
runoff election has to
take place.
In some cities, such as in
Bochum
, where two of the city's children are fighting for the office of Lord Mayor *, or in Cologne *, this could definitely be the case.
The
runoff election
will take place on
September 27th
.
In addition, it could be that on the evening of
September 13th,
not all results on the exact distribution of seats in the municipal parliaments are available - this information on the NRW election * will then be announced on the following day.
The current news about the 2020 local elections * are
eagerly awaited in many places
in
NRW
.
The idea of Wahl-O-Mats *, which can help voters to make decisions, is certainly not new.
Among other things, the cities of Düsseldorf * and Bonn * have created assistance for their electoral communities with the "Düssel-O-Mat" and the "Bonn-O-Mat", which are specifically designed for their cities.
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