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Local election 2021 in Hessen: This is what the ballot looks like - How many crosses for candidates and parties?

2021-03-13T09:19:31.384Z


On March 14, the state-wide local elections in Hesse will be held in 2021. Merkur.de explains what the ballot papers look like and what is important when casting a vote.


On March 14, the state-wide local elections in Hesse will be held in 2021.

Merkur.de explains what the ballot papers look like and what is important when casting a vote.

  • Local elections

    in Hesse in 2021

    : March

    14th

    is about the district councils, local councils and local councils.

  • Numerous municipal representative bodies are elected

    between

    Kassel, Frankfurt am Main, Offenbach, Darmstadt and Wiesbaden

    .

  • There are

    a number of things

    that

    voters have

    to consider

    when

    it comes to

    voting

    and

    voting

    .

Munich / Wiesbaden - Coronavirus pandemic or not:

2021 is also a super election year in Germany.

For

example, the 2021 local elections will

take place

in Hesse

on March

14th

.

What do the ballot papers look like?

How many votes can voters give to which candidates?

And what is special about Hessen?

An overview.

Local elections in Hesse in 2021: district councils, local councils and local councils - who and what is elected?

Every five years in the federal state with its around 6.3 million inhabitants, the district councils, the so-called city councils (city councils) and municipal councils (municipal councils) as well as the local councils are elected.

The effort is enormous.

To classify: In Hesse there are a total of 422 municipalities and 21 rural districts.

Local election in Hesse in 2021: This is what the ballot looks like

In the local elections in Hesse in 2021, a ballot has various lists (nominations) that are made up of a party or a group of voters.

The applicants are printed on it, including their list number.

Each party / group of voters can put forward as many candidates as there are seats in the district council, local council or local council.

Some of the voting papers are very large locally.

As

fr.de

* reports, the ballot for the election of the Frankfurt City Council is 1.20 meters wide.

Attention: Voters are given several ballot papers because, for example, they can choose their favorites for the district council in addition to their candidates for the local council.

+

Ballot for the local elections in Hesse.

© Screenshot hessen.de

Local elections in Hesse in 2021: how many votes are allowed on which ballot?

Municipal council, local council, district council - each body has a certain number of seats.

And just as many votes can be given per election on the ballot papers.

The respective number of seats is determined either in the

Hessian district ordinance (HKO)

or the

Hessian municipal ordinance (HGO)

- and is always based on the number of inhabitants.

For example, 15 seats are allocated in municipalities with up to 3,000 inhabitants.

As a result, 15 votes can be given on the corresponding ballot paper.

But: The State of Hesse explicitly points out that not all votes have to be awarded.

It is also possible for only a part of the votes to be given.

And: You can put a cross on the list - then, from top to bottom, the candidates of a party or voter group each get one vote.

There is another special feature of the local elections in Hesse: Candidates can be crossed out on the ballot papers.

If a cross is placed on the list at the same time, the vote for this candidate is dropped.

The applicants with the most votes (across all lists) join the committees.

Incidentally, even if you cast your votes by postal vote in the local elections in Hesse, the ballot paper will look exactly the same.

Local elections in Hesse in 2021: seats and votes in the elections to the district assemblies (example)

Residents of a district

Number of seats in the district council

Number of votes on ballot papers

up to 100,000

51

51

from 100,001 to 150,000

61

61

from 150,001 to 200,000

71

71

from 200,001 to 300,000

81

81

from 300,001 to 400,000

87

87

from 400,000 inhabitants

93

93

Source: Hessian district ordinance (HKO)

Local elections in Hesse in 2021: How do I distribute my votes on the ballot paper?

Votes are given to the candidates individually.

The following forms of election are permitted for local elections:

  • Panaschieren:

    People from different nominations (lists / parties) can be ticked.

  • Accumulate

    : A candidate can also get two or three votes from one voter - that is, “accumulate” votes.

It is important: A candidate may receive several, but not more than three votes (crosses) from one voter.

Local election in Hesse in 2021: when is a voting slip invalid?

A voting slip for a local election in Hesse in 2021 is invalid if one voter makes too many crosses.

"Make sure that you do not exceed your total number of votes," says the online help from the State of Hesse.

The number of votes will also be exceeded, for example, if you tick all or more of the crosses in the list - and the number of applicants listed then exceeds the number of seats on the relevant municipal committee.

Or: If more than three crosses are made behind a candidate.

Hesse: Mayoral elections on March 14, 2021 - overview of the larger cities

In 49 municipalities and cities, the mayor is elected parallel to the municipal representative bodies.

Merkur.de

offers an overview of the OB elections in larger cities:

  • Mayoral election in Hanau (around 96,000 inhabitants)

  • Mayoral election in Marburg (around 77,000 inhabitants)

  • Mayoral election in Fulda (around 69,000 inhabitants)

  • Mayoral election in Bad Homburg (around 54,000 inhabitants)

  • Mayoral election in Wetzlar (around 53,000 inhabitants)

Several elections of the respective town hall chief or the town hall chief were postponed to March 14, 2021 due to the corona pandemic from 2020.

The principle of direct voting applies.

This means that the mayors are elected directly by the voters and the little crosses are placed after the names on the ballot papers.

The voting notifications for the 2021 local elections will tell you in which voting area the voters can cast their votes.

The state elections will also take place on March 14th in two other federal states.

In the local elections in Hesse, the ballot papers are much more complex than in the other elections.

The voting slip in Rhineland-Palatinate corresponds to the system that is also well known from federal elections.

The voting slip in Baden-Württemberg only allows a single cross.

(pm) * fr.de is part of the Germany-wide Ippen-Digital editors network

Source: merkur

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