Order of nominations on the ballot paper

The order of nominations on the ballot paper is defined by law.

At Bundestag elections

The order of the Land lists of parties on the ballot paper shall be determined by the number of second votes which each obtained in the last election to the Bundestag in the Land concerned.
The remainder of the Land lists shall follow in the alphabetical order of the names of the parties.
The order of the district nominations shall be determined by the order of the corresponding Land lists.
Other district nominations shall follow in the alphabetical order of the party names or of their short forms.

Section 30 (3) of the Federal Elections Act (BWG)

At European elections

The order of the nominations on the ballot papers in each Land shall be determined by the number of votes which each party or other political association obtained with its nomination in the last European election in the Land concerned.
The remaining nominations shall follow in the alphabetical order of the names of the parties entitled to submit nominations.

Section 15 (3) of the European Elections Act (EuWG)

Last update: 1 June 2016