Austrian election law distinguishes between the "active" right to vote and the "passive" right to be elected, i.e. stand as a candidate ("actives" vs. "passives Wahlrecht"), with different minimum-age requirements. Citizens who will have attained age 16 by election day and older may exercise the right to vote in elections at all levels of government. Citizens 18 and up may stand as candidates in elections except for presidential elections, in which the minimum age to stand as a candidate is 35.