be registered or be entered on the electoral roll as a German national for the European elections

If you are a German national and have not been entered in the electoral roll ex officio, you can submit an application to do so. In this case, proceed as follows:

• You submit an informal application to the municipality responsible for you.
• The authority decides on the application and sends out an election notification or a rejection notice.

Responsibility lies with the municipal authorities.

You will be entered in the voters' register ex officio if you are on the 42nd day before the election,

• 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 your main residence or your sole residence in Germany or
  • are a captain or
  • are a crew member of a seagoing vessel flying the German flag or
  • as a skipper of an inland waterway vessel registered in the German shipping register or
  • are registered as a member of the relevant household or
  • are registered at the address of a prison or similar institution in Germany.

You will be included in the electoral roll upon application,
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 your habitual residence in Germany without a home or are in a prison without having been registered ex officio.

The application for entry in the electoral roll must include

• surnames,
• the first names
• the date of birth
• the exact address;

The application must be submitted in writing.

none

Application deadline: until the 21st day before the election

about 2 weeks

• § Section 15 of the European Electoral Regulations (EuWO)
• § Section 16 of the European Electoral Regulations (EuWO)
• § Section 17 of the European Electoral Regulations (EuWO)
• § Section 21 of the European Electoral Regulations (EuWO)

10.08.2021