Voting Updates to Be Unveiled in the Coming Days
Mail-In Ballot Deadline Approaches in Germany's Frankfurt Exchange Council Election
Germany's mail-in ballot system, widely used by eligible voters who may not vote in person, is gearing up for the Frankfurt Exchange Council election. The deadline for mail-in ballots to reach the election office is 18:00 on September 14, 2025.
Voters receive their mail-in ballot and can send it back by post or deliver it to the office of the Election Committee. Once received, ballots are sorted and verified by local electoral authorities, checking voter eligibility and the ballot’s secrecy envelope before counting.
Mail-in ballots in Germany are delivered by post or in person to election offices and must be submitted by the official election deadline, often the election day itself or a formally specified cutoff within the election period. In the case of the 2025 Frankfurt Exchange Council election, ballots can be sent or delivered until November 28, 2025, the end of the election period.
It's important to note that German Post is urging for mail-in ballots to be requested and sent promptly after receipt. Mail-in votes deposited or handed in at a branch office by the last collection from the respective mailbox on September 11 will reach the election offices in time.
The mail-in ballot deadline is marked by the last collection from the respective mailbox on September 11, 2025.
Mail-in ballots do not need to be franked within Germany. The delivery weight for the mail-in ballots was approximately 7.9 tons, with 792 yellow mail containers delivered early in the morning to the five support points of the website. The mail containers were stacked on 29 roll containers and first processed at the mail center in Düsseldorf.
Germany does not have in-person early voting, but its mail-in voting is comprehensive, with nearly half of voters opting for postal votes in recent federal elections. The exact deadline can vary by election but generally aligns with the election day or shortly before.
[1] Source: Deutsche Börse announcement for the Frankfurt Exchange Council election.
- The deadline for the mail-in ballots to reach the election office for the Frankfurt Exchange Council election is 18:00 on September 14, 2025, which coincides with policy-and-legislation surrounding the voting procedure in Germany.
- In the politics of Germany, mail-in ballots are a significant aspect of general-news, with nearly half of voters choosing this method in recent federal elections, although the country lacks in-person early voting.
