(1) Persons who have been convicted by a final judgment by an Austrian court for a criminal offence

1. according to Section 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24 or 25 of the Special Part of the Criminal Code;

2. according to § 278a to § 278e of the Criminal Code;

3. according to the National Socialism Prohibition Act 1947;

4. committed in connection with an election, a referendum, a consultation of the people or a popular initiative according to Section 22 of the Special Part of the Criminal Code and sentenced to imprisonment for at least one year, the sentence not being subject to a conditional suspension, or for another criminal offence committed with intent and sentenced to imprisonment for more than five years, the sentence not being subject to a conditional suspension, can be deprived of their right to vote by the court (§ 446a of the Code of Criminal Procedure) on the basis of the circumstances of the individual case. 

(2) The withdrawal of the right to vote begins when the judgment becomes final and ends as soon as the sentence has been completed and any precautionary measures involving the deprivation of liberty have been carried out or lifted; if the sentence has only been served as time spent in pre-trial custody, the withdrawal ends when the judgment becomes final. If the withdrawal of the right to vote ends at a time after the qualifying date, listing in the electoral roll can be requested until the end of the period of public display (§ 25, para 1).