zur Europawahl als Auslandsdeutsche oder Auslandsdeutscher ins Wählerverzeichnis eintragen lassen
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be entered in the electoral roll for the European elections as a German living abroad or as a German living abroad
be entered in the electoral roll for the European elections as a German living abroad or as a German living abroad
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nicht vorhanden
Fachlich freigegeben am
27.10.2020
Fachlich freigegeben durch
Ministry of the Interior of the State of NRW
As a German citizen, you can also register on the electoral roll for the European elections if you live abroad.
If you are a German citizen living abroad, you can still vote in the European elections.
To do so, you must apply to be entered in the electoral register.
You can register on the electoral roll as a German or German living abroad
register of voters if you
- are German or German within the meaning of Article 116 Paragraph 1 of the Basic Law,
- are at least 18 years old on election day
- are not excluded from the right to vote
- have resided in a member state of the European Union for at least 3 months on election day or otherwise habitually reside there, or
- have lived or otherwise habitually resided in the Federal Republic of Germany for at least three months without interruption after reaching the age of 14 and this residence was no longer than 25 years ago or
- you have, for other reasons, become personally and directly familiar with the political situation in the Federal Republic of Germany and are affected by it,
- in all cases, have submitted a written application in accordance with Annex 2 to the European Electoral Regulations by the 21st day before the election, which includes a corresponding declaration in lieu of an oath that you are not voting in any other member state or in any other German municipality
As a German national living abroad, you can register
in the electoral roll for the European elections as follows
register:
- You submit an application in accordance with Annex 2 of the European Election Regulations to the last municipality in which you had a residence or otherwise habitually resided before moving abroad.
- If you have never lived in Germany, the application must be submitted to the Berlin Mitte district office.
- The authority will decide on the application and at the same time send out postal voting documents or a rejection notice
- Register of voters for the European elections Registration of Germans living abroad
- Requirements:
- 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
- have been habitually resident or domiciled in a member state of the European Union for at least 3 months on election day or
- have lived or otherwise habitually resided in the Federal Republic of Germany for at least three months without interruption after reaching the age of 14 and this residence was no longer than 25 years ago or
- for other reasons acquired personal and direct familiarity with the political situation in the Federal Republic of Germany and were affected by it
- in all cases, a written application in accordance with Annex 2 to the European Electoral Regulations by the 21st day before the election with a corresponding declaration in lieu of an oath, also to the effect that you are not voting in any other member state or in any other German municipality
- Responsible: Municipality in Germany where you were last registered before moving abroad; if you have never been registered in Germany, the Berlin Mitte district office
Annex 2 to the European Electoral Regulations
The forms are also available from diplomatic and consular missions abroad.