So many postal ballots were issued for the Vienna Election 2025

For the Vienna election this coming Sunday, exactly 284,956 voting cards have been issued. This was announced by the town hall on Friday afternoon. In total, more than 1.1 million people will be eligible to vote in the Vienna municipal council election. In the district council elections taking place at the same time, there are more, namely around 1.4 million people in total. This is because non-Austrian EU citizens are also allowed to vote here.

Numerous Voting Cards Issued for Vienna Election

A voting card allows participation by mail, among other things. Most of these votes will be counted earlier this year for the first time, namely on election day. Vienna has adopted the corresponding federal regulation. Almost all ballots that arrive by 5:00 p.m. today will be counted on Sunday in the responsible precincts. This means that the preliminary result on election night will be closer to the final result, and the precinct results will also be more meaningful for analyses.

The mail-in votes arriving by today will be delivered to the responsible precincts by district election authority staff on Sunday and included there. However, counting will only take place after the polls close. In Vienna, all polling stations are uniformly open until 5:00 p.m. No votes will be counted before then.

Voting Cards from EU Citizens Will Be Counted on Monday

On Sunday evening, preliminary final results for the municipal council and districts, including many mail-in voting cards, will be available. Those arriving between Friday afternoon and Sunday will then be counted on Monday. This also applies to the voting cards of EU citizens participating in the district council election. These will be considered exclusively on Monday.

Number of Voting Cards Issued for Vienna Election Significantly Decreased

Compared to 2020, the number of voting cards issued this year is significantly lower. At that time, around 380,000 people obtained such a card. However, during the peak of the pandemic, it was also recommended to avoid visiting polling stations.

Registered voting cards that were not picked up by applicants before the last closing of post offices before election Sunday will be handed over by the post office to the election offices of the respective delivery district. This ensures that all those who could not pick up their voting card in time can still participate, it is emphasized. They only need to pick up their voting card at the election office of the delivery district. This is also possible on Sunday until 5:00 p.m.

(APA/Red)

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