Bürgermeisterwahl Eintragung als Rückkehrer

If you are German or a citizen of the European Union and you move to another municipality during the election of the mayor, you are only entitled to vote in the municipality you are moving to if you move before the 16th day before the election.

You must also be at least 16 years old on election day and not be disqualified from voting.

In addition to the material right to vote, participation in the election of the mayor requires entry in the municipal electoral roll or a polling card.

If you have your (main) place of residence in the electoral area before the 16th day, you will be entered in the electoral roll ex officio if you meet the other requirements.

A secondary residence in the electoral area is not sufficient for entry in the voters' register.

If you have not been registered ex officio due to a lack of a 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 the electoral area of the municipality for the election of the mayor if you

• are German or German within the meaning of Article 116 of the Basic Law or are a national of a member state of the European Union
• are at least 16 years old on election day
• are not disqualified from voting
• have lived in the electoral area of the municipality 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 election of the mayor requires entry in the municipal electoral roll or a polling card.

Registration on the electoral roll for the election of the mayor as a returnee takes place 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 in the electoral roll on appeal if you meet the applicable requirements.
• If you register in the municipality you are moving to at the time of the mayoral election, you will be informed of any changes to your eligibility to vote.

• Mayoral election Registration as returnee
• Requirements:
  • German or German within the meaning of Article 116 (1) of the Basic Law or nationality of a member state of the European Union
  • At least 16 years old on election day
  • No exclusion from the right to vote
  • Have lived in the electoral district since at least the 16th day before the election (main residence in the case of several residences) or habitual residence in the electoral district and no residence outside the electoral district
• 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 after the 42nd day but up to the 16th day before the election and are registered with the registration office 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