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The application shall be made in writing or as a declaration for record.

For each electoral district, the municipal electoral authority keeps an official voters' register. Only those who are entered in the voters' register can exercise their right to vote in the Landtag election.

The basis for entry in the voters' register is the population register of the municipality. In principle, citizens entitled to vote who are registered in the municipality with their main residence on the 35th day (cut-off date) before the Landtag election are registered ex officio. The municipality will notify you no later than the 28th day before the election with a written voter notification.

If you have not received a voter's notification by the 28th day before the election, you should immediately check with your commune whether you are entered in the voters' register. If this is not the case, you can apply for registration.

If you have a different situation, e.g. moving to the municipality after the 35th day before the election or permanent residence as a secondary residence, please contact the municipal election authority immediately.

All citizens within the meaning of Article 3.1 sentence 1 of the Constitution of the Land of Brandenburg who on election day

• have reached the age of 16,
• have been permanently resident or habitually resident in the State of Brandenburg for at least one month and
• are not excluded from the right to vote.

Identity card, registration certificate if applicable

You can apply for registration on the voters' register in writing to the electoral authority of your commune.

Your application must contain at least the following information and be signed by hand:

• First name and surname
• Date of birth
• Exact address
• Formulation "Application for entry on the electoral roll"

The municipality then checks the requirements for your eligibility to vote. If you appear in person, you will immediately be added to the voters' register if the verification of the requirements was successful.

You must submit the application no later than 15 days before the election (§ 14 para. 1 BbgLWahlV)

• the municipality in which you have your apartment (in the case of several apartments, your main residence or permanent residence as a secondary residence)
• for persons without housing: the commune in which the application is made

§§ 5, 6, 17, 18 BbgLWahlG;

§§ 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18,20, 21 BbgLWahlV

At the municipal election authority.

Ministry of the Interior and Local Government