Elections: Constitutional Court hears objections

Created: 08/05/2022, 12:38 p.m

View of the Justitia above the entrance of a regional court.

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On September 28, the Constitutional Court of the State of Berlin will hear the objections to the elections to the House of Representatives and the district councils last autumn.

The court announced on Friday.

Four of the 35 objections filed are to be heard first.

It is about the complaints of the state returning authority, the internal administration and the parties AfD and the party.

Berlin - Further election verification applications will be decided at a later date.

According to the information, the meeting is public and planned in a lecture hall at the Freie Universität in Berlin-Dahlem.

In the oral hearing, topics such as voting errors and the possible influence on the distribution of seats are to be discussed.

According to the court, those involved are given the opportunity to comment on the election process, possible omissions and related legal issues.

The nine constitutional judges are unlikely to make a decision yet.

The court has three months to do this.

The announcement of the decision is also planned to be public.

The Bundestag decides on the elections to the Bundestag and their validity in its own procedure.

Citizens can also take part in the proceedings of the State Constitutional Court.

However, the number of seats available for them is limited.

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