Elections

Around 300 people - city employees, members of political parties and voter associations as well as volunteers - will be working in the electoral boards to ensure that the elections run smoothly. Due to the great demand, the Idar-Oberstein city administration is still looking for additional volunteer electoral assistants. Anyone who is eligible to vote can help. In addition to the good feeling of having helped in the exercise of the highest civic right, the helpers receive 30 euros in refreshment money.

Anyone interested in working as an election assistant can contact the electoral office by calling 06781/64-1113 or -1125 or by sending an email to wahlhelfer@idar-oberstein.de. It is also possible to register digitally: Online registration as a poll worker.

In the state election, citizens can cast their vote at the polling station on election day or beforehand by postal vote. The following options are available for applying for postal voting documents:

1. Online application with OLIWA: The digital procedure for applying for postal voting documents is available at https://tbk.ewois.de/IWS/startini.do?mb=198 until Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 9.00 a.m.
2. Application with the voter's notification: On the back of the polling card there is a personalized application for postal voting documents for each person entitled to vote. This can be completed and sent to the electoral office. The election notifications should be sent to eligible voters by Saturday, February 28, 2026 at the latest.
3. Application by e-mail: Postal votes can also be requested by sending an email to briefwahl@idar-oberstein.de. The applicant's first name, surname, address and date of birth must be stated in the e-mail. It is not possible to apply for postal voting documents by telephone!
4. Application and voting in the postal voting office: The postal voting office of the Idar-Oberstein municipal administration is located at Georg-Maus-Straße 2, room II.004 (glass box). It is open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 12 noon and from Monday to Thursday from 2 pm to 4 pm. Postal voting documents can be applied for in person here, and it is also possible to vote on site. Important: The collection of postal voting documents for other persons requires a corresponding power of attorney.

If postal voting documents have been requested and not delivered, this must be reported to the electoral office by Saturday, March 21, 2026, at 12 noon at the latest.

If you have any further questions, please contact the electoral office on 06781/64-1113 or send an e-mail to wahlamt@idar-oberstein.de.

The European election took place on 09.06.2024. Results of the European election for the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, the district of Birkenfeld and the city of Idar-Oberstein can be found on the website of the state returning officer at www.wahlen.rlp.de/europawahl/ergebnisse.

The election to the 21st German Bundestag took place on 23.02.2025.

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.

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

The local elections in Rhineland-Palatinate took place on 09.06.2024.

Distribution of seats on Idar-Oberstein City Council 2024 - 2029:

Further results can be found on the website of the state election administrator at https://www.rlp-wahlen.de/M198/SR_Wahl/. Further information on the City Council, its members and its committees can be found in the council and citizen information system.

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.

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The election for the Advisory Board for Migration and Integration (BMI) of the city of Idar-Oberstein took place on 10.11.2024.