Austrians wishing to run for the federal presidential election on October 9 must submit a nomination and a contribution of EUR 3,600 to the federal electoral authority by 5 p.m. Friday at the latest. Five have already done so, and two others – including incumbent Alexander Van der Bellen – submitted on Friday. With these seven candidates, the vote reaches a record length. But he won’t be fully recovered until September 8.
The federal electoral authority counts and checks by Saturday whether the submitted applications have received sufficient support. If signatures are missing or there are other deficiencies (lack of consent from a candidate would also be such a problem), the affected applicants are given a grace period. Under the federal presidential election law, there must be three days to remedy the defect. The grace period would then last until midnight Tuesday.
After that, the election calendar still leaves time for any new checks. But on the 31st day before polling day – that is Thursday, September 8 – the federal electoral authority must finalize the election proposals and publish them on the notice board of the Ministry of the Interior.
The ballot is now in place, printing can begin – and shortly after, on Tuesday, September 13, the ballots can be sent out. Austrians living abroad who have applied for a “subscription” will receive this automatically. All other eligible voters who cannot vote in “their” polling station on 9 October due to absence or illness must request a ballot paper.
Source: Krone
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