Election Examination Act (Federation)
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Election Examination Act |
| Abbreviation: | WahlPrG |
| Type: | Federal law |
| Scope: | Federal Republic of Germany |
| Legal matter: | State organization law , right to vote |
| References : | 111-2 |
| Issued on: | March 12, 1951 ( BGBl. I p. 166 ) |
| Entry into force on: | March 15, 1951 |
| Last change by: |
Art. 11 Regulation 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 Election Examination Act (WahlPrG) assigns the German Bundestag the formal decision on the validity of Bundestag elections ( Section 1 (1) WahlPrG). If an election is declared invalid, the law regulates its parliamentary review and related procedural issues.
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