Federal election regulations
Basic data | |
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Title: | Federal election regulations |
Abbreviation: | BWO |
Type: | Federal Ordinance |
Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
Legal matter: | Constitutional law |
References : | 111-1-5 |
Original version from: | May 16, 1957 ( BGBl. I p. 441, 532 ) |
Entry into force on: | May 21, 1957 |
New announcement from: | April 19, 2002 ( BGBl. I p. 1376 ) |
Last revision from: | August 28, 1985 ( BGBl. I p. 1769 , ber. 1986 I p. 258 ) |
Entry into force of the new version on: |
September 11, 1985 |
Last change by: |
Art. 10 VO of June 19, 2020 ( Federal Law Gazette I p. 1328, 1329 ) |
Effective date of the last change: |
June 27, 2020 (Art. 361 of June 19, 2020) |
Please note the note on the applicable legal version. |
The Federal Electoral Code , or BWO for short , is a German statutory ordinance for conducting federal elections . It is issued by the Federal Ministry of the Interior on the basis of the authorization of Section 52 of the Federal Electoral Act.
It contains, among other things, regulations on the appointment and activity of the electoral bodies, inclusion in the electoral roll, the approval of nominations and postal voting .
See also