Who is allowed to vote? Voting Locations Citizens of Nürnberg with an immigration background are allowed to take part in the elections of the Integration Council if they are older than 18 years and have had their main residence in Nürnberg for at least 6 months. You can vote the candidates for the Nürnberg Integration Council on Sunday, March 13, 2016, from 8am to 6pm. People who have or had a foreign citizenship are entitled to vote, also if they now own the German citizenship. Ethnic German immigrants also have the right to vote. The people who have or had a foreign citizenship will get a voting card from the elective office. You just need to bring this voting card and your identity card for voting. If you didn´t get a voting card though you have or had a foreign citizenship, you may take part in the election anyway. In this case you have to bring an evidence of your (former) foreign citizenship (for example a void passport). If you have any questions about the Integration Council you may contact its office. Phone number: 0911 /231 – 31 85 If you have any question about the election you may contact the elective office. Phone number: 0911 / 231 – 33 50 Herausgeber: Stadt Nürnberg, Bürgermeisteramt/ Abt. 3 Geschäftsstelle des Integrationsrates Internationales Haus, Hans-Sachs-Platz 2, 90403 Nürnberg Tel.: 0911/ 231 3185 Fax: 0911/ 231 8516 Mail: [email protected] Wahlamt, ◎ Unschlittplatz 7a Gemeinschaftshaus Langwasser, ◎ Glogauer Str. 50 Südpunkt, ◎ Pillenreuther Str. 147 Amtsräume Kirchenweg 56 Berufsbildungszentrum (BBZ), ◎ Äußere Bayreuther Str. 8 Nachbarschaftshaus Gostenhof, ◎ Adam-Klein-Str. 6 Villa Leon, ◎ Philipp-Körber-Weg 1 Jugendhaus Suspect, ◎ Am Röthenbacher Landgraben 61 Seniorentreff, ◎ Hintere Bleiweißstr. 15 Loni-Übler-Haus, Marthastr. 60 ◎ = barrier-free Englische Übersetzung der Wahlinfos, Februar 2016 Election of the Integration Council on Sunday, March 13, 2016 make your voice heard > vote make a difference You may vote in any voting location. You are allowed to vote just once. One week before the election (07. – 11.03.2016) you may vote priorly in the Rathaus (townhall), Hauptmarkt 18, ground floor, room 003 (opening hours: Monday-Thursday: 8 am to 5 pm, Friday: 8 am to 2 pm). www.integrationsrat.nuernberg.de Information for immigrants and foreigners living in Nürnberg for the election of the Council of Integration and Immigration The election of new members to the Integration Council on March 13, 2016 The Council for Integration and Immigration (short form: Integration Council) represents the interests of immigrants in Nürnberg. In particular, its goal is to help improve the living conditions of immigrants and foreigners in Nürnberg, and to encourage the peaceful and equal coexistence of all inhabitants of Nürnberg. How to vote Example 2 The candidates are listed in alphabetical order in each of the four groups on your voting list. You give 3 votes to 4 different candidates The Integration Council has been elected first in 2010 as a successor of two former Councils that had the same function. Election guideline The members of the Integration Council are elected democratically. To make sure that the Council will be diverse and minorities are represented as well, there are four different groups that have a fixed capacity of seats. 18 of 30 seats will be given as fixed capacities to every group – depending on the quantity of their inhabitants in Nürnberg. The remaining 12 seats will be distributed freely to those candidates who got the most votes. The four groups are: 1. ethnic German immigrants (Group “Aussiedler/Innen”) 2. people from countries in the European Union (Group “Europäische Union”) 3. people from European countries which are not in the EU (Group “Restliches Europa”) 4. people from all other countries in the world (Group “Sonstige Staaten”) Go Vote! Your vote counts and is important! X X X You may vote for various people from different groups (vote splitting) You may give one person more than one vote – up to three votes (cumulate) Here are examples of how you can give your votes to candidates You give your votes by making a cross in the box next to the candidate You give your votes to individual candidates, not to one of the four groups X X X X You can give your 12 voted to 12 different candidates X X X X Gruppe Aussiedlerinnen und Aussiedler Fr. A.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. C.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. F.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. G.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Gruppe Europäische Union X X X X X X X Fr. A.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. C.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. F.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. G.2, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. A.3, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.3, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. C.3, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.3, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Gruppe Sonstige Staaten X X X X X X Fr. A.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. C.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Example 3 You give 1, 2, or 3 votes to different candidates Example 1 X The four groups will get a fixed minimum of seats (“Grundmandate”). The groups 1, 2 and 3 will have five seats each and group 4 three fixed seats, with each group representing different countries of origin. There are no further rules for the free seats. Every voter has 12 votes. Everybody is permitted to vote for anyone. As in the Bavarian municipal elections there are different possibilities to distribute your votes. For example: The Integration Council’s task is to advise the City Council and the City Administration in all matters relating to immigrants and foreigners in Nürnberg. Gruppe restliches Europa X X Gruppe Aussiedlerinnen und Aussiedler Fr. A.1., geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.1, geb. Beruf Kennwort Fr. C.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.1, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Gruppe sonstige Staaten X X X X X X X X X Fr. A.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. B.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. C.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Hr. D.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Fr. E.4, geb. Beruf, … Kennwort Very important! You may not give more than 12 votes overall! You may not give one candidate more than 3 votes!
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