Election assistants wanted

The new year is a super election year in Thuringia. Voters will be called to the polls on three dates. The local elections, including the election of the Lord Mayor, will take place on May 26, the election of the European Parliament and any run-off elections from the local elections on June 9 and the election of the Thuringian state parliament on September 1. The state has yet to make a final decision on the election dates for the local and state elections.

All eligible voters can help

Democracy thrives on participation! Around 1,200 electoral assistants are needed for each election date to ensure that the elections can be held properly in Jena. Anyone interested is cordially invited to register with the electoral authority of the city administration as soon as possible. The prerequisite is that you are eligible to vote yourself. This means that poll workers for the municipal and European elections must be at least 16 years old, and at least 18 years old for the state elections. Poll workers should preferably live in the city of Jena. The tasks of an electoral board require a chairman and secretary, their deputies and assessors. Depending on the function, the amount of the refreshment allowance is between 90 and 120 euros for local and European elections and between 60 and 90 euros for state elections.

Interested parties, who must have registered with the city administration in advance, will receive a letter of appointment with further information around four weeks before the election date. Among other things, online and face-to-face training courses are offered to provide the necessary knowledge for the election day process and counting.

Declare your willingness via the online form

There is an online form on the city's website jena.de/wahlhelfer where you can declare your willingness to volunteer directly. Here you can also express your wishes regarding the location and role on the electoral board.

Voting takes place in 97 polling stations throughout the city. On election Sundays, there is a morning and an afternoon shift for the electoral board. Counting is then carried out by all members of the electoral board from 6.00 pm. As postal voting is becoming more and more important, the number of postal voting districts was increased again after the last election, from 32 to 40. Electoral assistants for postal voting meet in the afternoon at the postal voting center in the Wenigenjena community school to prepare for the count, which also begins at 6.00 pm.

For further information

Internet: jena.de/wahlhelfer
E-mail: wahlhelfende@jena.de
Phone: 03641-49 4455

Plakat Werde Wahlhelfer

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