Lendava mayor calls local council elections for 15 November

The Mayor of the Municipality of Lendava, Janez Magyar, has issued a decision calling regular elections to the city community council and to the local community councils across the municipality, with voting set for Sunday, 15 November 2026. The decision was published in the Uradni list Republike Slovenije (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia), issue 1392/2026 of 2 September 2026, under official reference 2026-01-2052.

The call is issued on the basis of Article 111, first paragraph, of the Local Elections Act (Zakon o lokalnih volitvah, Uradni list RS, No. 94/07 UPB, 45/08, 83/12, 68/17, 93/20 – odl. US, 102/24 and 10/26) and Article 59, second paragraph, of the Statute of the Municipality of Lendava (Uradni list RS, No. 32/17, 5/19, 37/19 and 56/25). The decision was signed in Lendava on 15 July 2026 and bears the file number 041-0003/2026.

Election date and timetable

The regular elections to the city community council and the local community councils will be held on Sunday, 15 November 2026. The day on which the election is called, from which the statutory deadlines for electoral procedures begin to run, is set as Monday, 7 September 2026.

• Voting date: Sunday, 15 November 2026.
• Day of calling the election (start of procedural deadlines): 7 September 2026.
• Conducting body: Municipal Electoral Commission of Lendava (Občinska volilna komisija Lendava).

Legal basis and entry into force

The decision rests on the provisions of the Local Elections Act governing the calling of regular local elections, together with the municipal statute that regulates the composition and election of the city community council and the local community councils. The Municipal Electoral Commission of Lendava is responsible for carrying out the electoral procedures.

The decision enters into force on the day following its publication in the Uradni list RS. It was issued under file number 041-0003/2026 and electronic record EDA 2026-5874645000-0004.

Relevance for voters

The call affects all voters across the Lendava municipality, who will elect representatives to the city community council and to the local community councils in a single round of voting on 15 November 2026. With the procedural deadlines starting on 7 September, candidates and voters should follow the announcements of the Municipal Electoral Commission of Lendava for the exact dates for candidate lists and other electoral formalities.

Source: Uradni list Republike Slovenije, issue 1392/2026, 2 September 2026, notices (official reference: 2026-01-2052).