GermanyAufgabe 133 · Politics in a democracy
What is allowed in elections to the Bundestag and the state parliaments (Landtage) in Germany?
In the exam (German)
Was ist bei Bundestags- und Landtagswahlen in Deutschland erlaubt?
- aA husband casts his wife's vote as well as his own.Der Ehemann wählt für seine Frau mit.
- bYou can cast your vote by post.Man kann durch Briefwahl seine Stimme abgeben.Correct answer
- cYou can cast your vote by phone on election day.Man kann am Wahltag telefonisch seine Stimme abgeben.
- dChildren aged 14 and over may vote.Kinder ab dem Alter von 14 Jahren dürfen wählen.
Why?
Anyone who cannot or does not want to go to the polling station on election day may vote by post (Briefwahl). But the vote is personal: nobody may vote for another person, not even a husband for his wife. You cannot vote by phone, and the voting age is 18 (Bundestag) or, in state elections, 16 or 18 – never 14.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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