Passive voting right

Federal president (Bundespräsident)

The head of the state of Austria is elected every 6 years. Only Austrian citizens over 35 years of age are eligible.

National council (Nationalrat)

The assembly of representative elected every 5 years. Only Austrian citizens over 18 years of age are eligible.

Parliament (Landtag) of the Federal State

It’s elected every 5 years. Only Austrian citizens over 18 years of age are eligible.

Representative of the municipality and mayor (Gemeinderat & Bürgermeister)

They’re elected every 5 years in Lower Austria, Salzburg, Vorarlberg, Styria and Burgenland; and every 6 years in Carinthia, Tirol and Upper Austria. Austrian citizen or EU citizens with main residence in Austria over 18 years old are eligible.

Elections in Vienna (Viennaer Wahlen).

The mayor, the representatives of the municipality (equivalent to a parliament in the rest of the Federal States) and representative of the district are elected every 5 years. Only Austrian citizens over 18 years old are eligible for mayor or representative of the city council. EU citizens with main residence in Vienna can be only candidate for representative of the district.

European Elections

Representatives of the European Parliament are elected every 5 years. EU citizens over 18 years of age and with main residence in Austria can run for Austrian representative.