Electoral system of Germany

The German federal election system regulates the election of the members of the German Bundestag. According to the principles governing the law of elections set down in Art. 38 of German Basic Law, elections are general, direct, free, equal and secret. Furthermore, German Basic Law stipulates that normally Bundestag elections are to take place every four years and that one has a 'passive voting right' when one comes of age as well as an 'active voting right' as soon as one reaches the age of 18.All further stipulations for the federal elections are regulated by a law called the Federal Electoral Act. Elections only take place on Sundays; postal votes are possible by formal application.

Electoral system of Germany

The German federal election system regulates the election of the members of the German Bundestag. According to the principles governing the law of elections set down in Art. 38 of German Basic Law, elections are general, direct, free, equal and secret. Furthermore, German Basic Law stipulates that normally Bundestag elections are to take place every four years and that one has a 'passive voting right' when one comes of age as well as an 'active voting right' as soon as one reaches the age of 18.All further stipulations for the federal elections are regulated by a law called the Federal Electoral Act. Elections only take place on Sundays; postal votes are possible by formal application.