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Citizens entitled to vote who, on election day, lead the election proceedings as election assistants in the election committees and determine the provisional election results in the electoral district.

Election workers are citizens who are entitled to vote and who, on election day, lead the election proceedings in the election committees as election supervisors and assessors and determine the provisional election results in the electoral district.
Election assistants perform their duties on an honorary basis. Every person entitled to vote is obliged to accept such an honorary office. A refusal can only be considered for an important reason.

Examples of refusal:

• Caring for your family makes it particularly difficult to perform the office
• urgent professional reasons
• illness
• disability
• reasons of age

Election workers must be eligible to vote in the election in question.

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The members of the election committees shall receive an expense allowance for their activities on election day.

Election workers are citizens who are entitled to vote and who conduct the election on election day in the election committees and determine the preliminary election results in the electoral district.
This voluntary work is obligatory. A refusal can only be considered for an important reason.

Information can be obtained from the election offices.

In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the responsible authorities are the independent cities, municipalities, and districts.