(1) An application for a polling card may be made in writing or in person to the municipal  authority. Fax, e-mail and any other verifiable forms of electronic transmission are also  valid forms of written communication. Application by telephone is not permissible. An  eligible voter with disabilities may seek assistance from another person to submit the  application; section 57 applies accordingly.

(2) The applicant must state his or her surname, first name(s), date of birth and residential address (street, street number, postal code, place).

(3) Anyone applying on behalf of another person must provide evidence that he or she  is authorised to do so by presenting written authorisation.

(4) Polling cards may be requested until 3 p.m. on the second day before the election.  In the cases specified in section 25 subsection (2), it is possible to request a polling card as late as 3 p.m. on election day. The same applies if a confirmed sudden illness makes it  impossible or unreasonably difficult for an eligible voter to go to the polling station; in this  case, before issuing the polling card, the municipal authority must notify the Electoral  Officer responsible for the eligible voter’s polling district, who must then proceed in  accordance with section 53 subsection (2).

(5) For eligible voters who, pursuant to section 16 subsection (2), are listed in the  electoral register upon application only, such an application is also considered an  application for a polling card unless the eligible voter wishes to vote before the Electoral  Board of his or her polling district.

(6) Written applications which are received too late must be left unprocessed, packed  with the accompanying envelopes and put in temporary storage.