Wählerverzeichnis zur Kommunalwahl Eintragung von im Ausland lebenden Deutschen

If you are a German citizen living abroad, you are only entitled to vote in local elections if you

• are at least 16 years old on election day
• are not excluded from the right to vote and
• have your (main) residence in the electoral area of the municipality or district on the 16th day before the election or otherwise usually reside there and do not have a residence outside the electoral area.

In addition to the substantive right to vote, participation in the municipal election requires registration in the electoral roll of the municipality or district or a polling card.

If you have your (main) place of residence in the electoral area, you will be entered in the electoral roll there ex officio if you meet the other requirements.

If you have not been registered ex officio due to a lack of registered (main) residence, you can submit an application for inclusion in the voters' register up to the 20th day before the election.

From the 20th to the 16th day before the election, you can inspect the electoral roll during general opening hours. During this time, you can be entered on the electoral roll if you meet the requirements.

You are entitled to vote in local elections in the electoral area if you

• are German or German within the meaning of Article 116 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law
• are at least 16 years old on election day
• you are not disqualified from voting
• have lived in the electoral area since at least the 16th day before the election or, if you have more than one residence, have your main residence or your habitual residence and do not live outside the electoral area.

In addition to the substantive right to vote, participation in the municipal election requires registration in the electoral roll of the municipality or district or a polling card.

The procedure is as follows:

• If you have a registered (main) residence in the electoral area in good time before the election, you will be entered in the electoral roll ex officio. You will then receive a polling card.
• Otherwise, you will be entered in the voters' register on request up to the 21st day before the election if the other requirements are met.
• You can inspect the electoral roll at your local authority during general opening hours from the 20th to the 16th day before the election.
• During this period, you can be entered on the electoral roll upon objection if you meet the applicable requirements.

• Register of voters for local elections Registration of Germans living abroad
• Requirements:
  • German or German within the meaning of Article 116 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law
  • at least 16 years old on election day,
  • not excluded from the right to vote
  • Have lived in the electoral area municipality or district since at least the 16th day before the election (main residence if more than one residence) or habitually reside in the electoral area and have no residence outside the electoral area
• In the case of secondary residence abroad, main residence in the electoral area is required
• all persons are entered in the voters' register ex officio if it is established on the 42nd day before the election that they are entitled to vote and are not excluded from the right to vote
• Persons entitled to vote who move to the electoral area of the municipality or district after the 42nd day but up to the 16th day before the election and are registered with the registration authority are also entered in the electoral roll ex officio
• without ex officio registration (no residence, but habitual residence in the electoral area or exempt from the obligation to register), registration is possible on request up to the 20th day before the election if the right to vote exists
• within the inspection period (20th 16th day before the election), registration on objection is possible if the requirements are met
• Responsible: Municipal authority