Overview
- Election days are set for March 8 in Baden‑Württemberg and March 22 in Rhineland‑Palatinate, and eligible voters can request postal voting materials now.
- Applications in Baden‑Württemberg are accepted by mail, email or often online, with a cutoff of Friday, March 6 at 15:00, and the state recommends mailing returns by Wednesday, March 4.
- In Rhineland‑Palatinate, postal voting is standard, requests are made in writing or online where available or directly at the election office, and telephone applications are not allowed.
- Rhineland‑Palatinate generally requires the voting certificate request by two days before the election, offers replacements until 12:00 the day before, and allows handing in postal packets at the assigned polling place on election day.
- Across both states, completed postal votes must physically arrive by 18:00 on election day, postmarks do not validate late mailings, and packets include a voting certificate, ballot, blue inner envelope and red return envelope.