Postal voting - how it works
If you do not want to or cannot go to the polling station in person, you have the option of voting by post. After applying, you will receive all the necessary postal voting documents by post to your home. This allows you to cast your vote at your leisure and from any location.
Please remember: The completed red ballot letter must be received by the election officer by 4 p.m. on election day (September 14, 2025) at the latest.
Request postal voting documents
Step 1 - Apply
Postal voting documents can be requested until Friday, 12.09.2025, 15:00, directly via the QR code on the election notification, online via the online form or by post (back of your election notification).
Step 2 - You will receive the postal voting documents by post
The ballot paper and ballot paper envelope as well as the ballot paper and ballot form will be sent to you together by post. You can now conveniently cast your vote wherever you are.
Step 3 - Fill in the ballot paper
You will receive 3 ballot papers:
- White ballot paper for the election to the city council
- Blue ballot paper for the election to the district council
- Yellow ballot paper for the election of the mayor
Please place only one cross on each ballot paper.
Step 4 - Packing the ballot papers
Now pack all three ballot papers into the blue ballot paper envelope and seal it tightly.
Step 5 - Date and sign the polling card
Next, fill in the affidavit on the back of the polling card by entering the date and signature.
Step 6 - Pack everything together
Now pack the ballot paper and the blue ballot paper envelope together in the red envelope and seal it.
Step 7 - Hand in your election letter
Finally, drop your election letter in the nearest letterbox (postage is already on it) or hand it in at the town hall.
Postal voting on site
You can also vote by post directly at the citizens' office of the pilgrimage town of Kevelaer, Peter-Plümpe-Platz 12, 47623 Kevelaer - during the following opening hours:
- Monday & Tuesday: 09:00 - 17:00
- Wednesday: 09:00 - 12:30
- Thursday: 09:00 - 18:00
- Friday: 07:30 - 12:30
- Saturday: 10:00 - 12:30 a.m.
Please bring your polling card and/or your identity card with you.