Dutch voters can cast ballots at unique locations such as stadiums and women's prison

Dutch voters will be able to cast their ballots at unique locations for the Tweede Kamer elections on October 29, alongside traditional polling stations such as town halls and libraries. Special sites include museums, football stadiums, a prison café, and a private home.

Five World War II memorial centers and museums will open as polling locations. The Anne Frank House, Kamp Westerbork Memorial Center, and the National Monuments at Kamp Vught, Kamp Westerbork, and the Oranjehotel “remember in their own way the loss of freedom and the oppression during World War II,” according to the museum collaboration. Voters may visit these sites for free after casting their ballots.

A particularly unusual polling site is in the Bajescafé at the women’s prison in Ter Peel. Open only from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the café serves both inmates and local residents of Maas aan de Horst.

Football fans can vote in stadiums this year. Supporters of Go Ahead Eagles can use a polling station in De Adelaarshorst, while ADO Den Haag fans can vote in the WerkTalent Stadion for the first time. After voting, visitors may walk through the player tunnel and take photos along the field.

In Marle, Overijssel, with a population of about 70, voters can once again use the living room of Wim Westhoff as a polling station. The home, previously owned by his parents, has been a polling site since 1948. Located on the west bank of the IJssel River, the home allows residents to vote without crossing the river. Westhoff, who hosts the polling station, said, “It is fine. But I don’t need this two or three times a year.”