Legal bases
For
Bundestag elections
- Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (GG)
- Federal Elections Act (BWG)
- Description of Constituencies
- Act on the Legal Status of Members of the German Bundestag (AbgG)
- Federal Electoral Regulations (BWO)
- Law on Political Parties (Party Law – PartG)
- Law on the Scrutiny of Elections (WPrüfG)
- Law on Electoral Statistics (WStatG)
- Federal Voting Machine Ordinance (BWahlGV)
- Further provisions
For
European elections
- Articles 189 and 190 of the Treaty establishing the European Community
- Act on the Introduction of General and Direct Elections for the Members of the
European Parliament
- Directive 93/109/EC
- Election of Members of the European Parliament from the Federal Republic of Germany Act
(European Elections Act - EuWG)
- Federal Elections Act (BWG)
- Act on the Legal Status of Members of the European Parliament (EuAbgG)
- Law on Political Parties (Party Law - PartG)
- Law on the Scrutiny of Elections (WPrüfG)
- Law on Electoral Statistics (WStatG)
- Federal Voting Machine Ordinance (BWahlGV)
- Further provisions
Last update: March 2008
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