The Bavarians elect their mayors, municipal, district and district councilors in the 2020 local elections. Which dates have to be considered? All information.
- The next municipal election will take place in Bavaria on Sunday, March 15, 2020.
- The regional returning officer has published an "election calendar".
- Here you will find the most important dates from this timetable for local elections.
Local election Bavaria 2020: Until when can I propose candidates?
The deadline for this is January 23, 2020 , at 6 p.m. The election supervisor then checks the candidate proposals to ensure that they are correct.
If not, he requests that they be corrected by 3:00 p.m. on February 3, 2020 at the latest. If the election proposal itself is not admissible, a new one can be submitted until 6:00 p.m. on the 41st day before the election day. If a municipality submits no or only one election proposal, it can submit them again until 6:00 p.m. on January 30, 2020 . On February 4, 2020 , the election committee finally decides on the validity of the submitted election proposals for the 2020 local elections in Bavaria.
Support lists for election nominations - this is how it goes with the Bavarian local elections
As of January 24, 2020 , the responsible election officer will provide support lists for new parties or groups of voters who stand for election. You can register in the supporter lists until February 3, 2020 , 12:00 noon.
This is how the parish and district parliaments work in Bavaria
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Local elections in Bavaria 2020: when will the election committee be formed?
The election committee is the group of responsible persons who prepare and conduct the election. He also announces the election result . Important: Members of the election committee are not allowed to run .
The election officer convenes the members to appoint a secretary and determines the time and place of the election committee meetings (which must be announced publicly). The election committees for the Bavaria 2020 local elections will meet by January 27, 2020 .
When the candidates are finally determined, there will be polls from various parts of Bavaria on local elections. For the city of Munich, too, surveys give an impression of what the town hall will look like and who may be able to govern as OB.
Local elections 2020: What are the tasks of the district administrator?
List of voters: Until when do I have to register?
By February 9, 2020 at the latest. The municipalities compile a new electoral register for each general voting district and enter the voters in it independently or on request. You can find out who is entitled to vote in the Bavarian municipal election 2020 in our explanatory text.
Bavarian local election 2020: when are the election notifications available?
As of February 10, 2020 , election notifications will be sent. You can find out what you need in the info text on election notifications. The documents for the postal vote (we have summarized the most important questions and answers about the postal vote) are now being published. Important: If you have not received a ballot, a new ballot can be issued until March 14, 2020, at 12 noon .
Cheat sheet municipal election Bavaria 2020
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March 15, 2020: Election Day
On March 15, 2020 you can vote in the polling station from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. If you suddenly get sick and can prove the illness, you can still apply for a voting card until 3 p.m. on that day.
Local elections in Bavaria 2020: when will the elected take office?
The new term of office for the elected clients begins on May 1, 2020. They are sworn in at the constituent meeting of the respective body during the month. We will be presenting one of the lesser-known representative bodies at the local level separately: These are the tasks of the district council.
For election day, we recommend that you download and print out our cheat sheet for the local election in Bavaria 2020 as a PDF.
All information and dates for the 2020 local elections in Bavaria can be found on merkur.de *. Results of the 2020 local election will be available on Sunday, March 15, 2020 from merkur.de. In advance you will find detailed reports on candidates, lists and all current developments.
* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.
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