1.
On Sunday, February 23, 2025, the
Election to the 21st German Bundestag
takes place.
The election lasts from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
2.
The town of Norderney is divided into the following 3 general electoral districts:
Constituency 1 : Conversationshaus
Polling station: Conversationshaus, White Hall, Am Kurplatz 1
Constituency 2: Primary school
Polling station: Primary school, sports hall, Jann-Berghaus-Straße 56
Constituency 3: Cooperative comprehensive school
Polling station: KGS, assembly hall, An der Mühle 2
In the election notifications sent to eligible voters in the period from January 21
have been sent by February 2, 2025, the electoral district and the
The polling station in which the voter has to vote is indicated.
3.
Every person entitled to vote may only vote in the polling station of the electoral district in whose electoral roll he or she is entered.
Voters must bring their polling card and their identity card or passport to the election.
The voter's notification should be handed in at the election.
Voting takes place using official ballot papers. Each voter receives a ballot paper upon entering the polling station.
Every voter has a first vote and a second vote.
The ballot paper contains the following consecutive numbers
a) for the election in the constituency, the names of the candidates of the approved constituency nominations in black print, in the case of constituency nominations of parties also the names of the parties and, if they use an abbreviation, also this abbreviation, in the case of other constituency nominations also the password and to the right of the name of each candidate a circle for identification.
b) for the election by Land lists in blue print the names of the parties and, if they use an abbreviated designation, also this designation, as well as the names of the first five candidates of the approved Land lists and a circle to the left of the party name for identification.
The voter gives
casts his or her first vote in such a way,
that he or she clearly indicates on the left-hand part of the ballot paper (black print) by means of a cross in a circle or in some other way to which candidate it should apply,
and his or her second vote in such a way,
that he or she clearly indicates on the right-hand side of the ballot paper (blue print) by placing a cross in a circle or in some other way which Land list it is to apply to.
The ballot paper must be marked by the voter in a polling booth in the polling station or in a special adjoining room and folded in such a way that the voter's vote is not visible. No photographs or videos may be taken in the polling booth.
4.
The election procedure as well as the determination and ascertainment of the election result in the electoral district following the election procedure are public. Everyone has access to the extent that this is possible without interfering with the election business.
5.
Voters who have a polling card may vote in the election in the constituency in which the polling card is issued,
a) by casting a vote in any constituency of this constituency or
b) by postal vote
participate.
Anyone wishing to vote by postal ballot must obtain an official ballot paper, an official ballot paper envelope and an official ballot letter envelope from the municipal authority and send their ballot letter with the ballot paper (in the sealed ballot paper envelope) and the signed ballot paper to the office indicated on the ballot letter envelope in good time so that it arrives there by 6 p.m. on election day at the latest. The ballot letter can also be handed in at the office indicated.
6.
Each person entitled to vote may exercise their right to vote only once and only in person. The right to vote may not be exercised by a representative instead of the person entitled to vote (Section 14 (4) of the Federal Elections Act).
A person entitled to vote who is unable to read or is prevented from casting their vote due to a disability may use the assistance of another person to do so. The assistance is limited to technical assistance in expressing a voting decision made and expressed by the person entitled to vote. Assistance is not permitted if it is provided under improper influence, if it replaces or changes the voter's self-determined decision-making or decision or if there is a conflict of interest on the part of the assisting person (Section 14 (5) of the Federal Elections Act).
Anyone who votes without authorization or otherwise brings about an incorrect result of an election or falsifies the result is liable to a custodial sentence of up to 5 years or a monetary penalty. Unauthorized voting also includes anyone who casts a vote contrary to the decision of the person entitled to vote or without an expressed decision of the person entitled to vote within the scope of permissible assistance. The attempt is punishable (Section 107a (1) and (3) of the Criminal Code).
26548 Norderney, February 4, 2025 City of Norderney
The Mayor
(Ulrichs)