Register of voters for the European elections Registration of Germans living in Germany

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For the European elections, you will be entered on the electoral roll as a German citizen either ex officio or on application.

  • Service description

    If you are a German citizen living in Germany and would like to vote in the European elections, you must first be entered in the electoral roll or have a polling card. Entry in the electoral roll is either automatic or you must submit an application.

  • Procedure

    If you can only be included in the electoral roll on application, you will be entered as follows:

    • You must submit a written application to the municipality responsible for you by the 21st day before the election at the latest.
    • The authority decides on the application and sends out an election notification or a rejection notice.

  • Prerequisites

    German voters are entered in the electoral roll ex officio if they are registered on the 42nd day before the election,

    • for one flat, in the case of several flats for their main flat,
      • as a captain or captainess or
      • as a crew member of a seagoing vessel flying the German flag or
      • as a skipper of an inland waterway vessel registered in the German shipping register or
      • for a prison or similar institution in Germany

    are registered.

    Upon request, German voters are included in the electoral roll,
    if they

    • habitually reside in the Federal Republic of Germany without owning a flat or
    • are in a correctional institution without having been registered ex officio.

  • Which documents are required?

    An application for entry in the electoral roll must be submitted in writing no later than 21 days before the election. It must include the

    • Surnames,
    • the first names,
    • the date of birth,
    • contain the exact address.
    • The application must also be signed personally and by hand.

  • What fees are incurred?

    There are no fees.

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    The application for entry in the electoral roll must be submitted in writing to the competent authority no later than 21 days before the election.

  • Processing time

    about 2 weeks

  • Legal basis

  • What else should I know?

    Further information on the topic of elections can be found at

  • Short text

    • Register of voters for the European elections Registration of Germans living in Germany
    • ex officio, if on the 42nd day before the election:
      • German or German within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law
      • at least 18 years old on election day
      • No exclusion from the right to vote
      • Main residence or sole residence in Germany or
        • Captain or captainess or
        • Crew member for a seagoing vessel flying the German flag or
        • inland navigation skipper of an inland waterway vessel registered in the German shipping register or
        • as a family member or member of the relevant household or
        • registered at the address of a prison or similar institution in Germany
    • upon request:
      • German or German within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law
      • at least 18 years old on election day
      • No exclusion from the right to vote
      • without residence, but with habitual residence in Germany or in a penal institution, without being registered ex officio
    • Responsible for the application: Municipality,
      • in which you have a flat,
      • where you usually spend your time,
      • in which the shipowner has his or her registered office,
      • which is the home port of the inland waterway vessel or
      • in which the prison is located

  • Issuing body

    Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal

  • Typing

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  • Library entry status

    5

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