Important dates for municipal, RVR, and integration council elections are approaching on September 14th; the Election Office issues reminders of relevant deadlines.

Voting in the upcoming municipal and RVR election in Essen, Germany, is just around the corner. Here's a comprehensive guide to help you cast your vote.

If you prefer to vote in person, you can do so at the town hall on Porscheplatz until the 12th of September. On election day, you'll also find polling stations across the city. For those who wish to vote by post, you can deposit your postal vote at the electoral office, Kopstadtplatz 10, or the town hall at Porscheplatz, until the 14th of September, 4 pm.

Approximately 432,000 people are eligible to vote in this election. Around 100,000 people have already requested postal voting documents, and so far, postal voting documents for the Integration Council have been issued for around 7,800 out of the approximately 156,000 eligible voters. If you haven't received your postal voting documents or have lost them, you can still obtain a new voting certificate by visiting the electoral office before the 13th of September, 12 pm.

To ensure your vote is counted, it's important to remember to send your postal vote back no later than the 12th of September. If you're voting in person, don't forget to bring your ID card. The Election Office recommends not waiting until shortly before the polling stations close at 6 pm on election Sunday to avoid waiting times.

You can find your polling station location by viewing a map online at www.our website/wahlraeumeKW_IRW2025. For additional information, please visit www.our website/wahlen.

The public counting of the Integrationsratswahl votes will take place on Wednesday, September 17th, starting at 10 AM at the Election Office, Kopstadtplatz 10. The Election Office will publish a poll participation status update every two hours starting from 10 AM on Election Sunday at www.our website/wahlbeteiligungKW.

Preliminary election results can be tracked online at www.our website/ErgebnisseKW2025 after the counting process begins at 6 PM.

For inquiries and information, please contact the Election Office staff at 0201 88-12345. In case of proven unavoidable sudden prevention on election day, a trustworthy person can apply for a postal vote on behalf of the affected person until 3 pm at the electoral office with a written power of attorney.

Unfortunately, the specific candidate or candidates for the Integrationsratswahl to be publicly elected on September 17, 2025, are not directly listed in the available search results. However, the election date for Integrationsratswahl is mostly referenced as September 14, 2025, in cities like Rheine, Bocholt, and Beckum, where multiple individual candidates are named.

Important dates for municipal, RVR, and integration council elections are approaching on September 14th; the Election Office issues reminders of relevant deadlines.