Apply for postal voting online: is that possible?

Many would like to apply for postal voting online - for example in the Bavarian election. When postal voting was introduced in 1957, no one had thought about whether the application would go online. Nevertheless, in some cases it works ...

Postal voting for the 2018 Bavarian election - how it works online

The state election in Bavaria 2018 is imminent. Already on October 14, 9.5 million Bavarians can vote at the ballot box.

• If you are unable to go to the polling station on October 14, 2018, you can still influence the course of the election with your vote thanks to the right to postal voting.
• You can request the voting form in various ways. You can request postal voting, for example, by email, fax, or by post.
• You can now also apply for the postal voting documents online from many municipalities. To what extent this is possible in your community can easily be determined on the respective Internet portal.
• If you live in one of the major cities, such as Munich, you can usually apply for postal voting online without any problems.
• However, when applying for the voting form, it is imperative that you contact the local electoral office where you have registered your main residence.
• Important: Neither online, nor in any other way, you can receive the postal ballot documents for the 2018 state election from another electoral office.

More about the 2018 Bayern election

• Follow the Bayern election in the live ticker
• Special function: That means the first vote in Bavaria
• Second vote in the Bavarian election: Different from other elections

On the next page we show you how you can follow the results in the live stream.