Federal Election Act of Germany (Bundeswahlgesetz)
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The Federal Election Act of Germany (Bundeswahlgesetz) is the central federal law that regulates the conduct of elections to the German Bundestag, including the electoral system, constituencies, and allocation of seats.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Election Act of Germany | 1 |
| Federal Election Act of Germany (Bundeswahlgesetz) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German federal law
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ federal statute of Germany ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Article 38 of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
candidates in Bundestag elections
ⓘ
federal electoral authorities ⓘ political parties participating in Bundestag elections ⓘ voters in Bundestag elections ⓘ |
| complements | Federal Electoral Regulations (Bundeswahlordnung) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defines |
5 percent electoral threshold for party lists
ⓘ
basic mandate clause for parties winning three constituency seats ⓘ electoral districts (Wahlkreise) for Bundestag elections ⓘ requirements for active suffrage in Bundestag elections ⓘ requirements for passive suffrage in Bundestag elections ⓘ rules for compensatory seats (Ausgleichsmandate) ⓘ rules for overhang seats (Überhangmandate) ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state returning officers (Landeswahlleiter) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BWahlG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | German ⓘ |
| hasNativeLabel | Bundeswahlgesetz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasShortName | BWahlG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implements | constitutional principles of general, direct, free, equal and secret elections ⓘ |
| legalForm | federal statute ⓘ |
| legalSystem | civil law system of Germany ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | German Bundestag NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German electoral law framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy | Federal President of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedIn | Federal Law Gazette of Germany (Bundesgesetzblatt) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
allocation of Bundestag seats
ⓘ
by-elections and repeat elections for the Bundestag ⓘ conduct of voting in Bundestag elections ⓘ counting of votes in Bundestag elections ⓘ determination of official election results for Bundestag elections ⓘ division of Germany into electoral constituencies for Bundestag elections ⓘ elections to the German Bundestag ⓘ electoral scrutiny procedures for Bundestag elections ⓘ electoral system for Bundestag elections ⓘ federal parliamentary elections in Germany ⓘ nomination of candidates for Bundestag elections ⓘ recognition of federal political parties for election purposes ⓘ submission of party lists for Bundestag elections ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional implementation law
ⓘ
electoral law ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| subjectToReviewBy |
Federal Constitutional Court of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Bundestag electoral scrutiny committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bundestag electoral district
this entity surface form:
Federal Election Act of Germany