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State election 2021 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: How does the postal vote work? Does it become a duty?

2021-09-24T04:01:11.802Z


There are several options for applying for a postal vote before the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. The deadline for the return is important.


There are several options for applying for a postal vote before the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

The deadline for the return is important.

Schwerin / Munich - Voting, but staying at home - it's child's play these days.

Visiting the polling station is not mandatory.

In the state election in 2021 in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, you can simply switch to postal voting to help decide whether Manuela Schwesig (SPD) will remain Prime Minister.

If the situation in the corona pandemic worsens again, it could even be the only option for some eligible voters to cast their vote.

Who can apply for a postal vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the state election?

Anyone in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania can apply for a postal vote without giving any reason.

So it does not matter whether you are prevented from voting on election day or just prefer to cast your vote from home.

So many postal voting documents will be printed for the 2021 state elections that the entire state could be supplied with them.

In the corona pandemic, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania wants to ensure that the state election can take place under all conditions.

How does the application for absentee voting work in the MV state election?

In principle, it is provided that the voter casts his vote in a polling station. With the voting notification, the voter receives the information in which voting room he is allowed to cast his vote. If you want to vote in a different location, you have to submit an application. The same applies to postal voting. There are several ways to apply for it.

Voters can fill out the part of the voting notification provided for this purpose for the general assembly state elections in 2021 and send it to the address indicated there. The municipality's administration will then send the documents for the postal vote. Alternatively, the application can also be made by e-mail or by appearing in person. This differs from constituency to constituency. In Schwerin, for example, you can only register in person or in writing. Regardless of whether voters decide to go to the polling station or to vote by post, the ballot papers for the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are always the same.

The deadline for returning the documents is important.

Only election letters that arrive by 6 p.m. on election Sunday will be counted.

It is recommended to send the ballot letter by Wednesday, September 22nd at the latest.

By the way: our politics newsletter keeps you regularly up to date on the state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well as on national and international political events.

Because of Corona: Will you be required to vote by post in the state elections in 2021?

The state parliament of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania has taken precautions in the run-up to the election for the corona pandemic.

An amended electoral law is intended to ensure that the election can run smoothly, despite extreme situations such as a pandemic or natural disasters.

The red-black state government passed this in January 2021.

The law provides for a central change to the regular election process: The approximately 1.3 million eligible voters should not come to the polling station and have to throw their ballot paper into the ballot box.

During a pandemic, voting by postal vote should be possible, so the exception should become the rule.

With postal voting without polling stations, a low-contact procedure could be used, it was said - this procedure guarantees a higher level of infection protection.

Before such an emergency mode takes effect, the state parliament must determine that the state is affected by a natural disaster or a similar event of force majeure.

There is still no obligation to vote by post - the Corona numbers in summer were low in all of Germany.

This year, by the way, there is again the popular and free tool Wahl-O-Mat, which offers assistance in making voting decisions.

It was activated at the end of August.

What do the current surveys and forecasts say?

Here is an overview.

Further surveys, live data and figures can be found in our result text with an overview of all the important graphics.

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Source: merkur

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