Electoral rules
An election regulation sets out rules for holding an election . In Germany, these are ordinances that only regulate details that are left open by the electoral law. In Austria this is used to describe the election laws themselves.
Examples
- National Council election regulations
 - Federal election regulations for the implementation of the Bundestag election
 - Election rules for the election of the European Parliament
 - Election regulations of the 16 federal states for the state elections
 - Election regulations of the 16 federal states for local elections
 - Election regulations (works council election)
 - Electoral regulations for the staff council elections (federal and state regulations of the 16 federal states)
 - Electoral regulations of the various churches for church representative bodies