Press release no. 12/24 of 20. März 2024
2024 European election: first meeting of the Federal Electoral Committee on 29 March 2024
WIESBADEN – The Federal Returning Officer reports that the Federal Electoral Committee will decide on the admission of parties and other political associations at its first meeting on the 2024 European election. This meeting will be held in the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building of the German Bundestag in Berlin (entrance Adele-Schreiber-Krieger-Straße 1), Room 3.101, on Good Friday, 29 March 2024, at 11 a.m. Pursuant to section 14 (1) first sentence of the European Elections Act, the Federal Electoral Committee decides on the admission of the lists submitted by parties and other political associations for individual Länder and for all the Länder on the 72nd day before the European election. This day falls on Good Friday this year.
The Federal Electoral Committee consists of the Federal Returning Officer as Chair, eight eligible voters who have been appointed as assessors by the Federal Returning Officer, and two judges of the Federal Administrative Court. A deputy is appointed for each Committee member. The Federal Electoral Committee for the 2024 Election to the European Parliament has the following members:
| Chair | Dr. Ruth Brand Federal Returning Officer |
Deputy | Heinz-Christoph Herbertz Deputy Federal Returning Officer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessor | Dr. Stefan Birkner (FDP) | Deputy | Daniela Masberg-Eikelau (FDP) |
| Assessor | Prof. Dr. Michael Brenner (CDU) | Deputy | Jens Gnisa (CDU) |
| Assessor | Ates Gürpinar (DIE LINKE) | Deputy | Katina Schubert (DIE LINKE) |
| Assessor | Petra Kansy (CDU) | Deputy | Gabriele Hauser (CDU) |
| Assessor | Dr. Anna von Notz (GRÜNE) | Deputy | Justus Duhnkrack (GRÜNE) |
| Assessor | Roman Reusch (AfD) | Deputy | Carsten Hütter (AfD) |
| Assessor | Dr. Johannes Risse (SPD) | Deputy | Heike Werner (SPD) |
| Assessor | Amelie Singer (CSU) | Deputy | Björn Reich (CSU) |
| Member | Petra Hoock Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Deputy | Prof. Dr. Günter Burmeister Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
| Member | Dr. Stefan Langer Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Deputy | Dr. Stephanie Gamp Judge at the Federal Administrative Court |
Comprehensive information on the 2024 European election is available on the website of the Federal Returning Officer at www.bundeswahlleiterin.de.
Important information:
All media representatives will require valid accreditation to enter the buildings of the German Bundestag.
All other visitors will be required to pass through security screening before entering the Bundestag buildings and present a valid form of identification. It is advisable to register at besucher@bundeswahlleiter.de by Wednesday, 27 March 2024, 6 p.m., providing your surname, first name and date of birth. The visitors' data will be checked against the Police Information System (INPOL) and used for admission control. These data will be destroyed after the visit. Please bring your valid identity card or passport.
Those who have not registered in advance but wish to attend the meeting of the Federal Electoral Committee may come directly to the entrance of the Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Building (Berlin, Adele-Schreiber-Krieger-Straße). These visitors are advised to expect longer wait times, however, due to the necessary security checks.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the internet at www.bundestag.de. It will be available subsequently in the Bundestag media library at www.bundestag.de/mediathek.
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