Register of voters for the European elections Registration as returnee

• You register with your municipality of residence after the 42nd day but before the 20th day.
• You declare in lieu of an oath that you are entitled to vote and declare that no application for entry in the electoral roll has been made elsewhere.
• The authority will decide on your application and send you an election notification or a rejection notice.

To the municipal or city administration responsible for your place of residence (main residence).

You can register on the electoral roll for the European elections as a German of legal age or as a German of legal age without voting disqualification after your return from abroad if you:

• register in Germany after the 42nd day but before the 20th day before the election
• are returning to Germany as a German or German national from a Member State of the European Union or
  have lived outside the Federal Republic as a German or German national and are returning to Germany if they have had a home or their habitual residence in Germany for at least 3 months after their 14th birthday and this was no longer than 25 years ago or
  are returning to Germany as a German or German national from other countries if they have acquired personal and direct familiarity with the political conditions in Germany for other reasons and were affected by them

Declaration in lieu of an oath of eligibility to vote and declaration that no application for entry in the electoral roll has been submitted elsewhere

• § Section 17 of the European Electoral Regulations (EuWO)

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Further information on the topic of elections can be found at:

• www.wahlen.hessen.de

• Register of voters for the European elections Registration as returnee
• Group of people:
  • Germans of legal age without voting disqualifications who return to Germany from another EU member state,
  • Germans of legal age without voting disqualification who return to Germany from other countries if they have had a home or habitual residence in Germany for at least 3 months after their 14th birthday and this was no longer than 25 years ago,
  • Germans of legal age without disenfranchisement who return to Germany from other countries if, for other reasons, they have become personally and directly familiar with the political conditions in the Federal Republic and were affected by them
• Entry in the electoral roll ex officio when registering in Germany later than 3 months, but up to the 42nd day before the election
• Application for registration requires an affidavit of eligibility to vote and a declaration that you have not yet submitted another application for registration in Germany or another EU Member State
• Responsible for application for registration: municipality of relocation

• Register of voters for the European elections Registration as a returnee in Hesse

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