Overview
- Postal voting has begun, with the city advising voters to post ballots by October 21 and to contact a hotline if materials have not arrived by October 5.
- About 1.1 million eligible EU residents registered in Munich can vote, and in-person voting will be available at 106 polling stations on October 26 with an ID and the abstimmungsschein.
- A binding outcome requires participation equal to at least 10% of eligible voters, and a deadlock counts as a No to an Olympic application.
- Campaigns have intensified, with a reactivated NOlympia coalition opposing the bid and Bavaria’s state government and Munich’s leadership backing it.
- A Yes vote would keep Munich in contention alongside Berlin, Hamburg and the Rhein-Ruhr region, with the DOSB set to choose Germany’s candidate in 2026.