Federal Returning Officer of Germany
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The Federal Returning Officer of Germany is the top non-partisan election official responsible for overseeing and coordinating federal elections and ensuring their legality and proper conduct across the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Returning Officer of Germany canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electoral authority
ⓘ
person ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assistedBy | Federal Deputy Returning Officer of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| assumedOffice | 2023 ⓘ |
| canIssue |
guidelines on electoral procedures
ⓘ
interpretations of electoral law for election authorities ⓘ |
| communicatesWith |
media on federal election results
ⓘ
political parties in Germany on electoral matters ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Federal Electoral Committee of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state election authorities in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentOfficeHolder | Ruth Brand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ensures |
accessibility of elections as required by law
ⓘ
compliance with ballot paper regulations ⓘ compliance with candidate nomination rules ⓘ compliance with vote counting procedures ⓘ uniform application of electoral law in Germany ⓘ |
| heads | Federal Returning Officer’s Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal elections in Germany ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Federal Elections Act of Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Electoral Regulations of Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Federal Statistical Office of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mayOrder | correction of electoral procedures ⓘ |
| monitors | implementation of decisions of the Federal Electoral Committee ⓘ |
| nonPartisan | true ⓘ |
| oversees |
constituency returning officers in Germany
ⓘ
local returning officers in Germany ⓘ state returning officers in Germany ⓘ |
| participatesIn | preparation of federal electoral law reforms ⓘ |
| position | Federal Returning Officer of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishes |
official federal election results
ⓘ
statistics on federal elections in Germany ⓘ |
| reports |
distribution of seats in the Bundestag after elections
ⓘ
official election turnout figures ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Federal Government of Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conduct of federal elections in Germany
ⓘ
coordination of federal elections in Germany ⓘ ensuring legality of federal elections in Germany ⓘ ensuring proper conduct of federal elections in Germany ⓘ federal Bundestag elections NERFINISHED ⓘ federal European Parliament elections in Germany ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide elections ⓘ |
| seat | Wiesbaden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleInGerman | Bundeswahlleiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.bundeswahlleiter.de ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bundestag electoral district