§ 20 Inhalt und Form der Kreiswahlvorschläge

(1) Der Kreiswahlvorschlag darf nur den Namen eines Bewerbers enthalten. Jeder Bewerber kann nur in einem Wahlkreis und hier nur in einem Kreiswahlvorschlag benannt werden. Als Bewerber kann nur vorgeschlagen werden, wer seine Zustimmung dazu schriftlich erteilt hat; die Zustimmung ist unwiderruflich.

(2) Kreiswahlvorschläge von Parteien müssen von dem Vorstand des Landesverbandes oder, wenn Landesverbände nicht bestehen, von den Vorständen der nächstniedrigen Gebietsverbände (§ 7 Abs. 2 des Parteiengesetzes), in deren Bereich der Wahlkreis liegt, persönlich und handschriftlich unterzeichnet sein. Kreiswahlvorschläge der in § 18 Abs. 2 genannten Parteien müssen außerdem von mindestens 200 Wahlberechtigten des Wahlkreises persönlich und handschriftlich unterzeichnet sein; die Wahlberechtigung muß im Zeitpunkt der Unterzeichnung gegeben sein und ist bei Einreichung des Kreiswahlvorschlages nachzuweisen. Das Erfordernis von 200 Unterschriften gilt nicht für Kreiswahlvorschläge von Parteien nationaler Minderheiten.

(3) Andere Kreiswahlvorschläge müssen von mindestens 200 Wahlberechtigten des Wahlkreises persönlich und handschriftlich unterzeichnet sein. Absatz 2 Satz 2 zweiter Halbsatz gilt entsprechend.

(4) Kreiswahlvorschläge von Parteien müssen den Namen der einreichenden Partei und, sofern sie eine Kurzbezeichnung verwendet, auch diese, andere Kreiswahlvorschläge ein Kennwort enthalten.

Article 20 Contents and the shape of the lists of candidates of district

(1) The list of candidates of district can contain only the name of one candidate. Each candidate can be designated by name only in one electoral district and, here, that for only one list of candidate of district. Only can be proposed like candidate who approved this written proposal; approval is irrevocable.

(2) The lists of candidates of the districts emanating of parties must be signed personally and in a handwritten way by the management committee of association of Land or, if there are not associations of Land, by the management committees of regional associations being at the directly lower level (subparagraph 2 of Article 7 of the law on the parties), in the field of which is the electoral district. The lists of candidates of district emanating from the parties mentioned with subparagraph 2 of Article 18 above must moreover be signed personally and in a handwritten way by at least 200 voters registered of the electoral district; the voting rights must exist at the time of the signature and the proof must be brought of it at the time of the presentation of the list of candidates of district. The obligation to collect 200 signatures does not apply to the lists of candidates of district who emanate from parties representing of the national minorities.

(3) The other lists of candidates of district must be signed personally and in a handwritten way by at least 200 voters registered of the electoral district. The second part of the second sentence of subparagraph 2 above is applicable mutatis mutandis.

(4) The lists of candidates of emanating district of parties must contain the name of the party which presents them and, if the party uses a shortened name, they must also contain the latter; the other lists of candidates of district must contain a password.

§ 20 Contents and form of the set election suggestions

(1) The set election suggestion may only the name an applicant contain. Each applicant can be designated only in a constituency and here only in a set election suggestion. As applicants it can be only suggested who in addition gave its agreement in writing; the agreement is irrevocable.

(2) Set election suggestions of parties must by the executive committee of the regional organization or, if regional organizations do not exist, signatoryly by the executive committees of the next lower area federations (§ 7 exp. 2 of the party law), in whose area the constituency are situated, personally and handwritten its. Additionally set election suggestions of the parties specified in § 18 exp. 2 must be by at least 200 voters of the constituency personal and handwritten signatory; the right to vote must be given at the time of the signing and is during submission of the set election suggestion to be proven. The requirement of 200 signatures does not apply to set election suggestions of parties of national minorities.

(3) Other set election suggestions must be by at least 200 voters of the constituency personal and handwritten signatory. Paragraph 2 record 2 second half record applies accordingly.

(4) Set election suggestions of parties must contain the name and, if them use ashort-name, also these, other set election suggestions a password of the submitting party.