PROVINCE OF UTRECHT – The past two days have been warming up a bit, but today the time has finally come: the municipal elections. Those entitled to vote can indicate who they would like to see in the city council for the next four years. In this live blog we will keep you informed of the latest developments.
09.56 am Mayors cast their vote
Mayor Sjors Fröhlich of the municipality of Vijfheerenlanden and Mayor Patrick van Domburg of IJsselstein cast their votes this morning. Van Domburg also visits other polling stations in his municipality, Fröhlich calls on Twitter to also go to the polls.
08.38 am Mayor of Amersfoort cycles past all polling stations in the city
07:30 The polling stations are open
All more than 8,800 polling stations in the Netherlands are currently open. Until 9 p.m., all those entitled to vote can cast their vote.
07.13 am Special voting locations in the province
You can vote for municipal elections at a number of special locations in the province. In Utrecht, for example, you can vote at the Railway Museum, Galgenwaard Stadium and the Ulu Mosque. For example, in Zeist you can use your voting pass to go to Hotel Theater Figi and in Amersfoort there is a ballot box in Theater School De Springplank.
7:02 am These are the places where you can vote today
There are over 8800 locations across the country where you can cast your vote. Do you want to know where you can vote in your area? Then look at the map.
07:00 Arrival first two days
It was already possible to vote last Monday and Tuesday. In the municipality of Utrecht, the turnout on Tuesday was 6.8 percent, in Amersfoort it was 12.3 percent. In Veenendaal, 11 percent of those entitled to vote voted early, in Rhenen it was slightly higher at 15 percent.
06:59 Welcome
In the live blog you can read everything about the last day of the municipal elections.
More election news and other information can be found in our UKiest file.