Referendums in Wolfratshausen: This is important for those entitled to vote

On Sunday, two referendums will decide whether the Marienbrunnen will be moved or not.

14,920 Wolfratshauser are entitled to vote.

Wolfratshausen - With the 15:5 decision of the city council, the Marienbrunnen in the old town of Wolfratshausen came into the focus of the general public.

The decision to move the fountain and the Marian column five meters in the direction of Marktstraße has been the subject of heated debate for weeks.

14,920 eligible voters have the last word this Sunday.

Two parallel referendums will show whether the Marienbrunnen will be used as part of the upgrading of the old town - or whether it will remain where it has been since 1924.

Referendums in Wolfratshausen: This is important for those entitled to vote

Citizens' decision one (against the postponement of the fountain) got the Wolfratshauser list off the ground – the city council countered this with a council request.

That is, referendum two (per fountain transfer).

An external service provider sent the postal voting documents in mid-November (we reported), around 5,500 ballot papers have returned to the city to date.

Hubert Bernwieser, head of the town hall's citizen service department, reports this when asked by our newspaper.

Wolfratshausen: Polling stations are open on Sunday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m

Those who do not want to use the postal voting option can alternatively cast their votes on Sunday at the polling stations in the Weidach district, in the elementary and middle school on Hammerschmiedweg and in the elementary and middle school in Waldram.

The citizens of the district of Farchet also have to tick their boxes there because, as reported, the multi-purpose hall in Farchet is occupied by refugees and is therefore not available as a polling station.

Very important: "Without the voting slip, participation in the referendum is not possible," emphasizes Michael Nussbaumer from the town hall's citizen service department.

Eligible voters who have not received any voting documents for postal voting by post can contact the citizens' office (town hall) until this Friday, December 9, 3 p.m.

On Sunday, voting in person is only possible if you hand in your voting slip and present your ID card or valid proof of identity.

And: "The red ballot letters for postal voting cannot be handed in at the polling station," says Nussbaumer.

Sometimes the devil is in the details: "Anyone who has lost their ballot paper can have a new one handed out in the Citizens' Registration Office by this Friday or a new one in the polling station on election Sunday," the town hall employee reassured.

The provisional official final result is expected around 9 p.m

The polling stations are open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and the counting of votes begins immediately afterwards.

Around 120 election workers are required on the third Sunday of Advent, around half of whom are city employees.

The results of the referendums are only published on the city's website.

A presentation event in the large meeting room of the town hall - as in local elections - "is not planned", says Nussbaumer.

The provisional official final result is expected around 9 p.m.

Nussbaumer: "The polling stations will be counted quickly, it will take a little longer for postal voting."

Referendums: Signs of high voter turnout

There are currently signs of a high turnout, which Bernlochner and Nussbaumer attribute to the fact that the postal voting documents were sent directly to the citizens by post.

"This certainly had an impact on voter turnout," says Nussbaumer.

This was "also observed in other towns and communities" that had referendums carried out by an external service provider.

"The decision was made about three months ago.

At this point, the development, especially with regard to Corona, was still unclear.

Nobody knew how the new winter wave would develop.

You were on the safe side here with the postal voting offer.”

The opponents of the fountain relocation are of the opinion that there are "more important things to do in our city" than to "waste" tax money on such a project, according to Helmut Forster (citizens' petition for the protection of the historic old town).

Mayor Klaus Heilinglechner, on the other hand, promotes the project approved by the city council with a large majority in the course of upgrading the old town: "The only constant in life is change." (cce)

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