for the full-time mayor (m/f/d) in the unified municipality of Wolmirstedt
In the town of Wolmirstedt, the position of full-time mayor is to be filled by direct election from 06.12.2025. The term of office is 7 years.
The town of Wolmirstedt belongs to the Börde district and is located approx. 12 km north of the state capital Magdeburg between the Magdeburger Börde and the Colbitz-Letzlinger-Heide. In addition to the core town of Wolmirstedt, the unified municipality – which covers around 55 km² and has a population of around 12,200 – also includes the villages of Elbeu, Farsleben, Glindenberg and Mose.
The mayor will be directly elected by the eligible citizens of the unified municipality of Wolmirstedt on Sunday, 07.09.2025. If no candidate receives more than half of the valid votes in this election, a run-off election will be held on Sunday, September 21, 2025 between the two candidates who received the most votes.
The election period lasts from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm.
The mayor represents and represents the unified municipality of Wolmirstedt; he is a temporary civil servant for a period of seven years. He is the head of the municipal administration. Within the framework of the law, he contributes to fulfilling the tasks of the town with the aim of promoting the welfare of its inhabitants.
Pursuant to Section 62 (1) of the Local Government Constitution Act for the State of Saxony-Anhalt (KVG LSA), Germans within the meaning of Article 116 of the Basic Law and citizens of other member states of the European Union who have reached the age of 21 but not yet 67 on election day pursuant to Section 39 (1) sentence 1 of the Civil Service Act of the State of Saxony-Anhalt and who guarantee that they will at all times stand up for the free democratic basic order within the meaning of the Basic Law and the Constitution of the State of Saxony-Anhalt are eligible for election.
Persons who are excluded from the right to vote or who have lost their eligibility or ability to hold public office as a result of a court ruling are not eligible. If nationals from other member states of the European Union apply for the office of mayor, they must submit a declaration in accordance with the model in Annex 8b of the Local Election Regulations for the State of Saxony-Anhalt (KWO LSA).
The application for election as mayor must be signed personally and by hand by at least one hundred of the eligible voters, but no more than 100 eligible voters in the electoral area (supporting signatures). For candidates who are supported by a party or group of voters, the provision of Section 21 (10) sentence 1 of the Local Elections Act for the State of Saxony-Anhalt (KWG LSA) applies accordingly if a declaration of support has been submitted for the candidate in a procedure pursuant to Section 24 KWG LSA. The declaration of support by the party or group of voters can be made informally. The minutes of the members’/delegates’ meeting must be attached to the declaration.
The position of mayor is classified in grade A 16 in accordance with the Municipal Salaries Ordinance (KomBesVO).
Applications can be submitted until the end of the submission period at the latest,
Tuesday, 01.07.2025, 18.00 hrs
be submitted in writing, stating surname, first name, profession or status, date of birth and address of main residence, to the responsible election officer at the following address, marked “Bürgermeisterwahl Einheitsgemeinde Stadt Wolmirstedt”:
City of Wolmirstedt
City Election Officer Nancy Heynemann
August-Bebel-Str. 25
39326 Wolmirstedt
Applications received after this date cannot be considered.
In accordance with Section 39 (2) KWO LSA, the application must be accompanied by the following:
- the required number of supporting signatures in accordance with the specimen in Annex 6, together with certification of the signatories’ right to vote, if the application must be signed by persons entitled to vote (Section 30 (3) KWG LSA); Section 30 (4) nos. 1 to 4 KWG LSA applies accordingly.
- proof of the candidate’s eligibility requirements in accordance with the model in Annex 9b and, for nationals of other Member States of the European Union, an affidavit in lieu of an oath in accordance with the model in Annex 8b (Section 30 (5) sentence 2 KWG LSA),
- a declaration of support for the candidate who has been nominated in a procedure pursuant to Section 24 KWG LSA; the minutes of the members’ or delegates’ meeting (Section 30 (2) KWG LSA) in accordance with the model in Annex 10 must be attached to the declaration.
The official forms required for submission are available free of charge from the Wolmirstedt municipal election officer during the administration’s opening hours.
References to persons and functions apply in masculine, feminine and diverse forms.
City of Wolmirstedt, 29.04.2025
N. Heynemann
Chief Electoral Officer