Information for Postal Voters

Information on postal voting

• Requests for postal voting can be submitted via the online form and apply both for the student parliament election and for the committee election (senate, faculty councils, etc.).
• The dispatch of postal vote documents will be conducted by the electoral office of the University of Potsdam.
• The University of Potsdam will cover all shipping costs.
• Postal voting from abroad is possible.
• We recommend submitting requests as early as possible. Even within Germany the usual postal delivery times are exceeded.

Postal voting procedure

In the following, the postal vote with delivery of voting documents in advance of the election is described. The postal vote can also be requested and carried out directly at a polling station.

• Requesting the postal vote:
  • The deadline for requesting postal voting for the student parliament election is the 18th June 2024.
• Dispatch of the postal vote documents by the electoral office to the given address will begin on the beginning of June 2025.
• Completed election documents with the enclosed envelopes must be received before closure of the polling stations (25th June 2025, 4:30 PM).
• After the 18th of June postal voting can be requested at one of the polling stations as well. The enclosed envelopes can also be turned in at one of the polling stations during the opening hours.