In the early evening it should be clear which parties can really be found on the ballot paper. The “Citizens’ Lists O” (BLO) – dissolved after an internal dispute – and the HC Strache team, which also gave up their inaugural plans, were prematurely out of the race.
At least 400 signatures of eligible voters (80 in each of the five constituencies) are required for the Upper Austria-wide candidacy for the Landtag if a party cannot fall back on the signatures of three Landtag members per constituency.
The election proposal must also be submitted to the state election authority by today, Tuesday, at 12 noon. However, it is not a prerequisite for inclusion on the voting slip. Any party that has submitted at least one constituency nomination can also submit a state list. If it does, it takes part in the distribution of the remaining mandates – of course only on condition that it creates at least four percent or a basic mandate in an electoral district throughout Upper Austria.
56 seats in the state parliament
The 56 seats in the state parliament are distributed among the parties on two levels: In the five constituencies there are basic mandates to be obtained – depending on their size. The mandates that remain after they are distributed are then divided up at the state level in the course of a new calculation using a different model (d’Hondt).
Who will be the people with whom the parties will fill the conquered seats will be determined in advance with the candidate lists to be submitted on Tuesday. But they shouldn’t do the math without the voters. With their preferential votes – one each in the constituency and one at the state level – they can advance applicants on the list and thus secure their entry into the state parliament.
The nominations for the municipal council and mayor elections, which will also take place on September 26th, must also be submitted to the municipal or city election officer by 12 noon on Tuesday. Depending on the size of the municipality, this requires the support of five to 50 eligible voters.
