The Federal Government shall reimburse the Länder for their necessary expenditure and that of
their municipalities arising from
Bundestag and European elections. The costs for posting the voter’s notifications and postal
ballot documents as well as the refreshment allowances for the members of the electoral board shall
be reimbursed to the Länder by way of individual bills. The other costs shall be reimbursed by
paying a fixed amount for each person eligible to vote. This fixed amount shall be 0.48 Euro per
person for municipalities with an electorate of up to 100,000 persons and 0.74 Euro for
municipalities with more than 100,000 persons entitled to vote.
The Federal Government has reimbursed the Länder the following amounts for past
Bundestag elections:
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1949:
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(Costs borne by the Länder)
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1953:
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€ 2 367 000
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1957:
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€ 2 687 000
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1961:
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€ 3 496 000
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1965:
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€ 4 543 000
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1969:
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€ 6 238 000
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1972:
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€ 12 365 000
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1976:
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€ 18 209 000
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1980:
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€ 24 168 000
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1983:
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€ 29 457 000
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1987:
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€ 30 295 000
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1990:
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€ 46 234 000
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1994:
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€ 50 450 000
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1998:
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€ 58 439 000
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2002:
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€ 62 726 623
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2005:
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€ 62 895 793
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2009:
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€ 66 826 264
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The Federal Government has reimbursed the Länder the following amounts for past
European elections:
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1999:
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€ 52 692 394
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2004:
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€ 56 600 893
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2009:
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€ 61 832 549
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Legal bases
Bundestag election: Section 50 of the Federal Elections Act (BWG)
European election: Section 25 of the European Elections Act (EuWG)
