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VR001

Voting age
Question:What is the legal voting age in the national elections?
Answer: c. 18
Comments:
Source: Constitution, Art.38 (2) https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_gg/englisch_gg.pdf
Verified: 2025/03/06
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VR002

Other voting requirements
Question:Beyond age, what other qualifications exist for registering to vote and voting in the national elections?
Answer(s): a. Citizenship
b. Period of Residence
Comments: Registration for voting requires an individual to have had a domicile or have otherwise been permanently resident for at least three months in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Source: Federal Elections Act, Sections 12-13 https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
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VR004

Authority responsible for voter registration
Question:Which is the authority responsible for the registration of voters for national elections?
Answer: c. Local Government Authority
Comments: The local authorities shall maintain a register of persons entitled to vote for each polling district. The voters' register shall be laid out on display for the general public on working days from the twentieth until the sixteenth day before the election.
Source: Federal Elections Act, Section 17 (1) https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf
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VR008

Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Question:Is it compulsory to be on the voters register?
Answer: a. Yes
Comments: The local authority must include all eligible citizens on the voter registry, however it is not mandatory to vote.
Source: Federal Elections Act, Art. 17 https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/4ff317c1-041f-4ba7-bbbf-1e5dc45097b3/bundeswahlgesetz_engl.pdf Federal Electoral Regulations, Art 14, 16 https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de/en/dam/jcr/e146a529-fd3b-4131-9588-8242c283537a/bundeswahlordnung_engl.pdf
Verified: 2025/03/06
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