Voting Process - In the European elections, 62 nominees hail from the North.
On June 9th, 62 candidates from Schleswig-Holstein are set to take part in the European election, with 20 being women and 42 men, as revealed by election commissioner Tobias Berger in Kiel. Across 34 parties, their names will be on the ballot. Eligibility for candidacy is based on citizenship, rather than residence.
For the first time, 16- and 17-year-olds will be allowed to vote in this federal election. As these individuals reached this age since the last European election in 2019, they number around 173,400 people. Schleswig-Holstein has had this lower voting age for a longer time: since 1998, teenagers have been able to vote for local councils, mayors, and other positions. The 2017 state election was the first to include this age group.
A new regulation in European election law requires smaller urns with fewer than 30 ballot papers to be transported to another electoral district to maintain the privacy of voting. These urns will be accompanied by at least 3 members of the election committee, and additional people if possible. "One difficulty will be the Hallig islands," stated Berger. Hooge's urn will be shipped to Langeneß and counted there.
While the European election is taking place in Schleswig-Holstein, other elections will also be held in this northernmost state, adding to the job of the election commissioner. Brunsbüttel (Dithmarschen district), Lütjenburg (Plön district), Neustadt in Holstein (Ostholstein district), Barsbüttel (Stormarn district), Büsum (Dithmarschen district), Harrislee (Schleswig-Flensburg district), Kronshagen (Rendsburg-Eckernförde district), and Sankt Peter-Ording (Nordfriesland district) will all have mayoral elections.
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Despite being part of Germany, Schleswig-Holstein contributes significantly to the EU voting scene, sending 62 candidates to the European elections, with 20 being women. The German state has a unique voting history, allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in federal elections since 2017, following the lead it set in local elections in 1998. Interestingly, in the upcoming European elections, only some districts in Schleswig-Holstein will use smaller urns for voting to maintain privacy, requiring additional transport and election committee members.
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