Advertising letter from Tschentscher or a barrier-free bus stop

From 22 April to 12 May, the election documents, including a 24-page information brochure, were handed over to 1.3 million voters by post. By May 13, they had already voted. 300.000 (23%) Hamburger ab, which in historical comparison to the referendums of 2025 (12%) and the Olympic referendum (14%) already a time-related Record of participation is.
Despite this, Mayor Peter Tschentscher sends out on 12 and 13 May for barely 100.000 € a letter to 500,000 households asking them to participate in the election (2 paragraphs) – and to vote in favour of Olympia (6 paragraphs). The letter went to all citizens.– This includes non-voting citizens. As a result, the Land Returning Officer expects requests for electoral documents from non-voting citizens who are allowed to vote in district elections – but not for the Olympics.
In the letter, the mayor promised to invest in accessibility. The cost of this letter of mayor is almost equivalent to a barrier-free bus stop. The Olympic budget for barrier-free bus stops (€2.8 million)¹ corresponds to about 19 barrier-free bus stops. Hamburg has 4,400 bus stops².
Eckart Maudrich, spokesperson for NOlympia Hamburg:

‘In view of the record turnout that is looming, the letter of motivation on the mayor’s turnout does not appear to be necessary in terms of content or proportionate in the immediate context of sending the electoral documents. The costs alone of the letter, which is predominantly Olympic in content, correspond to another barrier-free bus stop, which, given the 4,400 bus stops, would only be a drop in the bucket, but in view of the 19 barrier-free bus stops that can be expected in the Olympic budget, is then more than the inclusion booster promise that has already been broken by this planning today.”

1. Drs. 23-3425
2. Drs. 23-3140