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Electoral Management

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EM002

Responsibility of national EMB
Question:Does the national electoral body have the responsibility for elections at:
Answer(s): a. National level
Comments:
Source: Federal Elections Act, Section 18 (4) https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM004

EMB budget determined by
Question:The budget of the national electoral management body is determined by:
Answer(s): c. The legislature
Comments: The Electoral Management Body reports to the Ministry of the Interior, the budget of which is regulated by the legislature.
Source: Hermann Glaab, Deputy Federal Returning Officer, Germany, bundeswahlleiter(a)destatis.de
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM005

EMB expenditures controlled by
Question:The expenditures of the national electoral management body are controlled by:
Answer(s): c. The legislature
Comments: The Electoral Management Body reports to the Ministry of the Interior, the budget of which is regulated by the legislature.
Source: Hermann Glaab, Deputy Federal Returning Officer, Germany, bundeswahlleiter(a)destatis.de
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM006

Term of EMB members
Question:The term of the members of the national electoral management body is:
Answer: d. Other
Comments: The Federal Electoral Committee continues to exist after the general election but not beyond the end of the legislative term
Source: https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/service/glossar/b/bundeswahlausschuss.html#id-0
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM012

Electoral Management model
Question:What is the Electoral Management model?
Answer: a. Governmental
Comments:
Source: Electoral Management Design: The International IDEA Handbook (https://www.idea.int/publications/catalogue/electoral-management-design-revised-edition?lang=en)
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM013

Number of EMB members
Question:The EMB is composed of:
Answer: b. 11 - 20 members (specify)
Comments: The Federal Electoral Committee is composed of the Federal Returning Officer as chairperson, eight Committee members and two judges of the Federal Administrative Court
Source: https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/service/glossar/b/bundeswahlausschuss.html#id-0
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM014

Membership based on
Question:The EMB members/commissioners are selected on the basis of their:
Answer: e. No Information Available
Comments:
Source: Federal Elections Act, Section 9 (1) https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
Verified: 2025/03/12
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EM015


Question:The EMB members/commissioners are selected by:
Answer(s): i. Other
Comments: The Federal Returning Officer and his Deputy shall be appointed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior; the Land Returning Officers, Constituency Returning Officers and Electoral Officers and their Deputies shall be appointed by the Land Government or the agency designated by it.
Source: Federal Election Act, Section 9 (1) https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
Verified: 2025/03/12
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