Elections
Upcoming elections
- Local elections Rhineland-Palatinate: Sunday, June 9, 2024
- European elections: Sunday, June 9, 2024
Applying for postal voting documents
There are various options for applying for postal voting documents:
- The documents can be applied for online. For this purpose, a QR code is printed on the election notification, which leads directly to the application. Alternatively, the link https://tbk.ewois.de/IWS/startini.do?mb=198 can also be used.
- There is also an application form for a polling card on the back of the polling card. Simply fill it out, sign it and send it in a stamped envelope to the electoral office or post it in the city administration's letterbox.
- In addition, from Monday, May 13, 2024, a separate postal voting office will be set up at the Idar-Oberstein city administration in Georg-Maus-Straße 2, room II.004. Here, eligible voters can apply for a postal vote in person and, if necessary, cast their vote directly. The postal voting office is open Monday to Friday from 8 am to 12 noon and Monday to Thursday from 2 pm to 4 pm.
- Postal voting documents can also be applied for informally by letter to the city administration, electoral office, Georg-Maus-Straße 1, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, by fax to 06781/64-9501 or by e-mail to briefwahl@idar-oberstein.de. Please state your first and last name, date of birth and full home address (street, house number, zip code, town). However, it is not possible to apply for postal voting documents by telephone.
Postal voting documents can be requested until Friday, June 7, 2024, at 6 pm. However, it should be noted that the letters still have to be sent by post. For this reason, postal voting documents should be applied for and collected in person from June 6 if possible.
- For further information on the European and local elections, please contact the city council's electoral office on 06781/64-1113, -1125, -1121 and -1111 or e-mail wahlamt@idar-oberstein.de.
Election helpers wanted
Around 300 election helpers are needed in Idar-Oberstein to ensure that the local and European elections run smoothly and properly. Due to the high demand, the city administration is looking for volunteers who would like to work on one of the 34 electoral boards. Anyone who is eligible to vote can help. In addition to the good feeling of having helped to exercise the highest civic right, the helpers receive 25 euros in refreshment money.
Anyone interested can contact the electoral office by phone or email at wahlhelfer@idar-oberstein.de. You can also register online. You can also register online using the online form.
Local elections
Local elections will be held in Rhineland-Palatinate on Sunday, June 9, 2024. Eligible voters in Idar-Oberstein will elect the 40 members of the city council and the 42 members of the Birkenfeld district council.
Information on
Announcements
European election
Every five years, voters in the 27 member states of the European Union are called upon to vote on the composition of the European Parliament. The next election will take place on June 9, 2024.
Announcements
Past elections
Europe
The European elections took place on 26.05.2019.
- Result for the city of Idar-Oberstein
Further results of the European elections for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate can be found on the website of the state returning officer at www.wahlen.rlp.de/europawahl/ergebnisse.
Bundestag
The election to the 20th German Bundestag took place on 26.09.2021.
Further results of the federal election for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate can be found on the website of the state returning officer at www.wahlen.rlp.de/bundestagswahl/ergebnisse.
State Parliament Rhineland-Palatinate
The election to the 18th state parliament took place on 14.03.2021.
Further results of the state election can be found on the website of the state returning officer atwww.wahlen.rlp.de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse
City Council
The local elections in Rhineland-Palatinate took place on 26.05.2019.
Distribution of seats on Idar-Oberstein City Council 2019 - 2024:
City administration of Idar-ObersteinYou can find more information on the City Council, its members and its committees in the Council and Citizens' Information System.
District Administrator
On Sunday, October 15, 2023, the run-off election for District Administrator of the Birkenfeld district took place. The overall result can be found on the Birkenfeld district administration website at https://www.landkreis-birkenfeld.de.
Lord Mayor
The election for Lord Mayor of the city of Idar-Oberstein took place on 26.06.2022. The only candidate was incumbent Frank Frühauf. He was elected with 88.1% of the valid votes cast. His second term of office begins on 01.03.2023.
Advisory Board for Migration and Integration
The election for the Advisory Board for Migration and Integration (BMI) of the city of Idar-Oberstein took place on October 27, 2019.