On April 27th, Vienna will elect - a few months earlier than planned - a new city council or state parliament and the district representations. With the resolution in the city council on Tuesday, a first formal step has already been taken, more will follow. The exact procedure for this is stipulated by the municipal election regulations. Next, the date must be announced in the official gazette of the city. This is expected to happen at the beginning of next week.

This will then also set the various deadlines. The key date is particularly important. According to the office of City Councillor Jürgen Czernohorszky, this will probably fall on January 28th. The further dates, such as the period for the publication of the electoral roll and the time for the nomination of the assessors for the election authorities, are based on this. The eligible voters will then also be informed by a notice posted in every Viennese residential building.

Eligible Voters in the Vienna City Council Election

Those eligible to vote in the city council election are all those who have reached the age of 16 on election day, have Austrian citizenship on the key date and have their main residence in Vienna. In the district representation elections, people with citizenship of an EU country are also allowed to go to the polls.

For the parties, the submission deadlines are then relevant. There are several, as different ones apply at the state level and for districts. Election proposals for constituencies at the municipal level and district representations must arrive at the respective district election authorities no later than 1:00 p.m. on the 58th day before election day. This means that February 28th - with an election date on April 27th - will probably come into play here.

Support Declarations for Vienna Election

The election advertising groups must also submit support declarations by then. At least 100 are required at the municipal level for the respective constituencies, 50 are required per district for the district representations. However, there is a significant exception: parties that are already represented in the municipal council or in the districts do not have to do this.

A few days later, another relevant deadline will expire: Up to the 55th day before the election day - probably on March 3rd - the so-called city election proposals for the municipal council can be submitted. They are to be deposited with the city election authority.

Through the state lists, mandates in the municipal council are assigned to those parties that have managed to cross the threshold for entry. This is the case if they receive at least 5 percent of the votes in all of Vienna.

(APA/Red)

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