If you apply for Request an absentee ballot in Gießen (Hessen), expect about 2 days. Wahlamt Gießen is responsible.
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Documents you need
Identification card or passport · Form / Application
Costs
Je nach Gemeinde und Leistung – beim zuständigen Amt erfragen
2 days in Gießen
In Gießen we expect around 2 days processing time – based on reports from the region, not on official figures.
Official: max. 3 days
Request an absentee ballot
Online, by mail, or in person at the election office, providing your voter registration number (found on your voter registration card).
Receive the materials and fill out the ballot
In the voting booth at home, free from outside influence.
Return the absentee ballot by mail or drop it off by the deadline
Must be received by the election office by 6:00 p.m. on Election Day.
Who is eligible?
Voters who are unable or unwilling to cast their ballots in person at the polling place.
Income limit
Success rate
approx. 99.0 % (estimate)
Read the decision carefully: often submitting missing documents or reapplying helps more than an objection.
Yes, with a written power of attorney from the eligible voter.