Candidacy for municipal elections
On Wednesday, March 16, 2022 is the election of members of the City Council. Parties, who wish to participate in this, must stand for election.
Electoral Council
You can also find more information on registration of designations, candidacy and elections in general on the Electoral Council's website.

Registration designation
Are you a new, local political party? Do you want to participate in the upcoming municipal election and in doing so, would you like to put a party name above the list of candidates? Then you must have this name registered with the municipality. This is called "registering an appellation. You must apply for registration by December 20, 2021 at the latest.
Would you like to register a designation? If so, please send an e-mail to verkiezingen@opsterland.nl as soon as possible .
Candidate
Monday, January 31, 2022 is the day of candidacy. Parties wishing to participate must submit their list of candidates and all related documents on this day.
New parties
Are you planning to establish a new party to participate in the upcoming 2022 municipal election? Or are you an existing party and want to participate in the Opsterland municipal election for the first time? If so, please contact us so we can provide you with all the necessary information. You can send your contact information to: verkiezingen@opsterland.nl
