Overview
- More than 10 million eligible voters will cast ballots on March 8, with polling stations open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Television prognoses based on exit polls are released at 6 p.m., offering the first read on voter sentiment.
- Hochrechnungen, which extrapolate from early official precinct results, are expected after the prognoses, with the last comparable election seeing first figures shortly after 7 p.m.
- Preliminary outcomes in mayoral and district chief races are typically available on election night, according to Bavaria’s Interior Ministry.
- The local returning officer announces preliminary results, often via town hall postings or municipal websites, while final council results are confirmed by electoral committees in public sessions in the days after the vote.