Municipal elections every four years

Yes, if you are a resident of a Dutch municipality and:
–   you are an EU-citizen.
– or you have been legally resident in the Netherlands for at least five years.

There is one simple reason: it is your community too!
The municipality plays an important role in your life. On issues such as traffic (bike, car, public transportation), leisure (sports, bars, cultural events) and facilities (expat center, international education, public information). Different political parties have varying views on how these topics should be prioritized. There are also large ideological differences on how parties view topics such as immigration, sustainability and the European Union. You have a say in this as well, and your vote shapes the future. That’s why D66 finds it important to provide you all the information that you need in order to cast your vote on March 14, 15 or 16 2022.

No, if eligible to vote you will automatically receive an invitation via a so-called poll card (stempas) by mail from your municipality.

Your municipality is required to send you a poll card at least 14 days before the elections are held.

If you haven’t received your voting pass you should contact your municipality. For the municipality of Haarlemmermeer you can either send an email to [email protected] or call 0900 1852.

Having problems? We will gladly help you: [email protected]

Due to the corona virus the local elections will be held on 3 different days. You can vote on Monday the 14^th of March, Thursday the 15^th of March or Wednesday the 16^th of March. You will be able to cast your vote at any polling station between 07.30 and 21.00. (times may change, we will update this information as soon as we know more)

You are allowed to vote in any polling station within your municipality borders. This can be a polling station near your home or workplace, but it could also be somewhere else, for example at the train station. A list of all the polling stations in Haarlemmermeer (including accessibility in case of a physical impairment) will be provided soon. We will provide a direct link to the website of the municipality Haarlemmermeer.

On your poll card (stempas) the address of one specific polling station will be printed. This is only a suggestion by the municipality for a polling station nearby your home. But you are not obliged to vote there.

You need to bring 3 things when you are going to vote:

When you enter the polling station (stembureau), you will be met by 3 or 4 people sitting behind a table. They are the polling station members. You hand them your poll card (stempas) and a valid identification document. They will check your name against a list of excluded persons. After this (quick) check you will receive your voting pass which is a large paper document folded together. You will then be able to enter a voting booth where you can unfold the voting pass.

In the voting booth there will be a red pencil that should be used to select the candidate of your choice. You cannot vote solely for a party;  you must vote for a specific candidate within the party. If you have no particular preference you can simply vote for the first candidate listed within a party. You vote for a candidate by coloring in the open circle that will be displayed in front of the candidate’s name. After this you should fold the document back to its original shape (more or less) and proceed towards the ballot box, outside the voting booth, into which your folded voting pass should be placed. You are now done and can leave the polling station.

Important:

Read here why you should vote D66.