Municipal council elections

Municipal elections will be held on Wednesday 18 March. You can vote for the members of the municipal council of Delft.

Who can vote?

The same requirements for casting their vote in the municipal council elections apply to Dutch nationals and EU citizens. A voter meets the following requirements:

• The voter must be 18 years of age or over.
• The voter must have been a resident of a Dutch municipality on nomination day, as evidenced by the Base Registry Persons.
• The voter may not be debarred from voting.

These requirements apply equally to all non-EU citizens who have legally resided in the Netherlands for at least five years. In other words, possessing Dutch nationality is not a requirement to be entitled to vote in the municipal council elections.

Poll card

Everyone eligible to vote will receive an invitation to cast their vote sent to their home address no later than fourteen days prior to election day. This invitation includes their poll card.

The poll card allows the voter to cast their vote in one of the 52 polling stations of their choice within the borders of Delft. Polling stations are open on election day from 7:30 AM to 9:00 PM.

Identification

All voters casting their vote must show identification to identify themselves. Voters unable to cast their vote in person on election day may have their vote cast by proxy.

Online voting aid

Would you like help making a choice? Use the online voting aid. In the voting aid, you compare your own views on Delft issues with those of the participating parties. Each statement includes a short explanation from all parties. You set your position using the slider. After you have responded to all statements, you will see which party best matches your views.

More information

More information: www.delft.nl/verkiezingen (in Dutch)