Municipal Election Tuesday November 15th 2005

Valglokale polling station

for the tenth district
afstemningskreds
Østerbro


LEG BLIVER TIL IDRÆT - OG IDRÆT BLIVER TIL DAAD

1940 - 1945
in the entrance to the sports hall


turn left to table number one to check in
blurred because I was nervous about taking photographs here





I was to be given two enormous ballot papers

white for the town
and
yellow for the regional council running the hospitals
(the sad remains of the county council)


entrance to the curtained off voting booths


Municipal elections are held in every municipality of Denmark every fourth year on the third Tuesday in November.

Inside the booth and I voted for http://www.ritt.dk/
yes "Ritt Bjerregaard" - Google Search
and on the yellow paper A for the party Socialdemokratiet

Who can vote?
The rules for voting at Municipal Elections are different than for the states General Election.
People who can vote at the Municipal Elections:
Danish citizens, citizens of all EU-member states, Norwegian and Icelandic citizens can vote if they are over 18 years of age and reside permanently in the municipality.

Also everyone who are over 18 years of age and have resided in Denmark for more than three years prior to the election and who resides permanently in the municipality. MORE danglish HERE

on the other side of the booths
pushing my voting paper into the tin box

a little still protruded

an official has a special tool to help complete the job

cardboard boxes next

all done and out into the sunlit sports stadium