Allow inspection of the electoral roll for the European elections

  • Service description

    As an authorised voter, you can inspect the electoral roll for your own data before the European elections. The electoral roll is available for inspection at least at the location of your city or municipal administration. It can be inspected from the 20th to the 16th day before the election during general opening hours.


    It is only possible to inspect the data of other persons if you can provide credible evidence that the
    electoral roll is incorrect or incomplete.


    In this context, you can produce extracts from the electoral roll to check the voting rights of specific individuals.

  • Procedure

    You can view the electoral roll for the European elections at
    as follows:

    • You can visit the municipal authority during general opening hours.
    • You can view the electoral roll for your own data.
    • You can inspect the electoral roll with regard to the data of other persons if you can provide credible evidence that the electoral roll is incorrect or incomplete. In this context, you can produce extracts from the electoral roll in order to check the voting rights of specific individuals.
  • Responsible office

    To the municipal or city administration responsible for your place of residence (main residence).

  • Prerequisites

    Access to your own data:

    • You are entitled to vote

    Access to the data of other persons:

    • You are entitled to vote and
    • You have substantiated facts which show that the electoral roll is incorrect or incomplete

    Extracts of other people's data:

    • You are entitled to vote and
    • You have substantiated facts from which the inaccuracy or incompleteness of the electoral roll may arise
  • Which documents are required?

    • for access to own data: none
    • For the inspection of the data of other persons, facts must be substantiated from which an inaccuracy or incompleteness of the electoral roll may arise
    • For the production of extracts to check the data of other persons, facts must be substantiated from which an inaccuracy or incompleteness of the electoral roll may arise
  • What fees are incurred?

    none

  • What deadlines do I have to observe?

    The inspection can be made from the 20th to the 16th day before the election during general opening hours.

  • Processing time

    none

  • Legal basis

  • Applications / Forms

    none

  • What else should I know?

    Further information on the topic of elections can be found at:

  • Short text

    • Allow inspection of the electoral roll for the European elections
    • at least at the location of the municipal administration
    • on working days from the 20th to the 16th day before the election during general opening hours
    • Right of access initially only covers own data
    • Inspection of the data of other persons only if facts can be substantiated from which an inaccuracy or incompleteness of the electoral roll may arise
    • Within this framework, authorised voters may produce extracts from the electoral roll in connection with the verification of the voting rights of specific individuals
    • responsible: Municipal authority
  • Issuing body

    Forwarding service: Deep link to the original portal
  • Typing

    2/3
  • Library entry status

    5