Last chance to vote by mail on Friday
4 years ago

Last chance to vote by mail on Friday

NL Times  

For the first time ever, all Netherlands residents aged 70 or older can vote by mail in the upcoming parliamentary election. To make the process as safe as possible, every voter over the age of 70 received two separate letters - one with a voting plus pass and one with a postal ballot paper. That envelope plus the voting plus pass both go into a larger return envelope. While the process seems relatively simple, PostNL already received 10 thousand invalid votes by Wednesday, Minister Kasja Ollongren of Home Affairs said in a letter to parliament.

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2.4 elderly can vote by mail this election; 13.2 million voters in total
4 years ago

2.4 elderly can vote by mail this election; 13.2 million voters in total

NL Times  

An estimated 13.2 million Netherlands residents are eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary election, according to Statistics Netherlands. And 810 thousand young people eligible to vote in a parliamentary election for the first time. Netherlands residents who are 18 years old or older on election day and who have Dutch nationality are eligible to vote in the election. Among …

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting

Dutch News  

Early voting and postal voting for people unable to cast their vote in person for medical reasons will be features of the next general election on March 17, Dutch media report on Friday. The paper says early voting will definitely take place on the two preceding days which means people will be able to vote on March 15, 16 and …

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting
4 years, 4 months ago

Dutch general election will take place over three days to spread voting

Dutch News  

Early voting and postal voting for people unable to cast their vote in person for medical reasons will be features of the next general election on March 17, Dutch media report on Friday. The paper says early voting will definitely take place on the two preceding days which means people will be able to vote on March 15, 16 and …

Dutch people head to the polls for 2017 parliamentary elections
8 years ago

Dutch people head to the polls for 2017 parliamentary elections

NL Times  

Today the Dutch are voting for a new parliament at one of 8,891 polling stations. All polling stations are open between 7:30 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. Don't know where to vote? Between midnight and 1:00 a.m. a total of 97 people cast their vote at the Castricum polling station, located at the flower kiosk at the train station. About 400 …

Who can vote and for whom? How the Dutch electoral system works
8 years, 1 month ago

Who can vote and for whom? How the Dutch electoral system works

Dutch News  

The Netherlands goes to the polls to elect a new lower house of parliament on March 15. There are four layers of government in the Netherlands: local councils, provincial councils, the lower house of parliament or tweede kamer and the upper house of parliament or senate. There are 150 MPs in the lower house or parliament and they are elected …

Who can vote and for whom? How the Dutch electoral system works
8 years, 1 month ago

Who can vote and for whom? How the Dutch electoral system works

Dutch News  

The Netherlands goes to the polls to elect a new lower house of parliament on March 15. There are four layers of government in the Netherlands: local councils, provincial councils, the lower house of parliament or tweede kamer and the upper house of parliament or senate. There are 150 MPs in the lower house or parliament and they are elected …

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