GermanyHamburg, Aufgabe 4 · Hamburg · Your federal state
From what age can you vote in local elections in Hamburg (election of the borough assemblies, Bezirksversammlungen)?
In the exam (German)
Ab welchem Alter darf man in Hamburg bei Kommunalwahlen (Wahl der Bezirksversammlungen) wählen?
- a1414
- b1616Correct answer
- c1818
- d2020
Why?
In Hamburg, 16-year-olds can already vote for the borough assemblies – these are the local parliaments of the seven boroughs. In Hamburg the age of 16 also applies to the election of the Bürgerschaft, the state parliament. For the Bundestag election, however, you must be 18.
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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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