The announcement of the Vienna election on April 27 by Michael Ludwig (SPÖ) has been published in the official gazette of the city of Vienna. This is essentially a purely formal act. However, it has specific implications for the deadlines. These are now fixed. The cut-off date for the election is Tuesday (January 28th). It determines, for example, the number of eligible voters. There are also now deadlines for submission.

Vienna Election: January 28th Cut-off Date

The cut-off date regulates, among other things, the period for the display of the electoral roll. Eligible voters are informed by a notice posted in every Viennese residential building. These will be sent out from next week. Corrections in the directory can then also be requested until February 27th.

This means, for example, that individuals can urge an entry or even a deletion. Until this procedure is completed, the exact number of eligible voters cannot yet be announced. However, according to the city hall, there will be around 1.4 million Viennese men and women who are eligible to vote in the municipal and district council elections.

Basically, in the municipal council election, these are all those who have reached the age of 16 on election day, possess Austrian citizenship on the cut-off date, and have their main residence in Vienna. In the district council elections, people with citizenship of an EU country are also allowed to go to the polls.

Submission Deadlines Relevant for Parties

The submission deadlines are of relevance for the parties. 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 be received by February 28th at the latest.

The groups advertising for votes must also submit declarations of support by then. At least 100 are required at the municipal level for the respective constituencies, 50 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: Until 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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