Determine eligibility for election to the district council

Local government

You are eligible for election as a person entitled to vote who has reached the age of 18 on the day of the election.

You are not eligible,
1. if you do not have the right to vote as a result of a court ruling,
2. if, as a result of a court ruling, you do not have the eligibility or the ability to hold public office,
3. if you are not eligible under the law of the Member State of the European Union of which you are a citizen as a result of an individual civil law decision or a criminal law decision.

Certificate of eligibility

• Section 53 of the Municipal Elections Act (KWG)
• § 4 Local Elections Act (KWG)
• § 25 Municipal Election Regulations (KWO)

Information from the population register or the certificate of eligibility in accordance with Annex 11 or Annex 11a to Section 25 (6) Nos. 2 or 2a of the Municipal Elections Regulations (KWO)

The certificate of eligibility or the population register information is issued by the responsible municipal administration.