Dobrova-Polhov Gradec calls local council elections for November

The mayor of the Municipality of Dobrova-Polhov Gradec, Jure Dolinar, has called regular elections for the local community councils of Črni Vrh, Dobrova, Polhov Gradec and Šentjošt nad Horjulom, to be held on Sunday, 15 November 2026. The call was published in Uradni list Republike Slovenije, issue No. 1391/2026 of 2 September 2026, under official reference 2026-01-2051.

Legal basis and issuing body

The call is issued on the basis of the first paragraph of Article 111 of the Zakon o lokalnih volitvah (Local Elections Act, Uradni list RS No. 94/07 – consolidated text, with subsequent amendments) and the fifth paragraph of Article 70 of the Statut Občine Dobrova-Polhov Gradec (Uradni list RS No. 155/22 – consolidated text, and 47/25). The document was signed in Dobrova on 1 September 2026.

Key dates and deadlines

The day of the call, from which the deadlines for electoral procedures begin to run, is set as Monday, 7 September 2026. The elections themselves will take place on Sunday, 15 November 2026.

• 7 September 2026 – start of the deadlines for electoral procedures
• 15 November 2026 – election day for all four local community councils
• 2 September 2026 – publication in Uradni list RS No. 1391/2026

Conduct of the elections

The conduct of the elections is entrusted to the Občinska volilna komisija Občine Dobrova-Polhov Gradec (Municipal Electoral Commission). The call enters into force on the day following its publication in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia.

The elections directly affect all residents of the municipality, who will elect the members of the four local community councils that represent their settlements in local decision-making. The result will shape the composition of these bodies for the coming mandate, making the 7 September deadline the first step for candidates and voters alike.

Source: Uradni list Republike Slovenije, No. 1391/2026, 2 September 2026 (official reference: 2026-01-2051).