§ 21 Aufstellung von Parteibewerbern

(1) Als Bewerber einer Partei kann in einem Kreiswahlvorschlag nur benannt werden, wer in einer Mitgliederversammlung zur Wahl eines Wahlkreisbewerbers oder in einer besonderen oder allgemeinen Vertreterversammlung hierzu gewählt worden ist. Mitgliederversammlung zur Wahl eines Wahlkreisbewerbers ist eine Versammlung der im Zeitpunkt ihres Zusammentritts im Wahlkreis zum Deutschen Bundestag wahlberechtigten Mitglieder der Partei. Besondere Vertreterversammlung ist eine Versammlung der von einer derartigen Mitgliederversammlung aus ihrer Mitte gewählten Vertreter. Allgemeine Vertreterversammlung ist eine nach der Satzung der Partei (§ 6 des Parteiengesetzes) allgemein für bevorstehende Wahlen von einer derartigen Mitgliederversammlung aus ihrer Mitte bestellte Versammlung.

(2) In Kreisen und kreisfreien Städten, die mehrere Wahlkreise umfassen, können die Bewerber für diejenigen Wahlkreise, deren Gebiet die Grenze des Kreises oder der kreisfreien Stadt nicht durchschneidet, in einer gemeinsamen Mitglieder- oder Vertreterversammlung gewählt werden.

(3) Die Bewerber und die Vertreter für die Vertreterversammlungen werden in geheimer Abstimmung gewählt. Die Wahlen dürfen frühestens zweiunddreißig Monate, für die Vertreterversammlungen frühestens dreiundzwanzig Monate nach Beginn der Wahlperiode des Deutschen Bundestages stattfinden; dies gilt nicht, wenn die Wahlperiode vorzeitig endet.

(4) Der Vorstand des Landesverbandes oder, wenn Landesverbände nicht bestehen, die Vorstände der nächstniedrigen Gebietsverbände (§ 7 Abs. 2 des Parteiengesetzes), in deren Bereich der Wahlkreis liegt, oder eine andere in der Parteisatzung hierfür vorgesehene Stelle können gegen den Beschluß einer Mitglieder- oder Vertreterversammlung Einspruch erheben. Auf einen solchen Einspruch ist die Abstimmung zu wiederholen. Ihr Ergebnis ist endgültig

(5) Das Nähere über die Wahl der Vertreter für die Vertreterversammlung, über die Einberufung und Beschlußfähigkeit der Mitglieder- oder Vertreterversammlung sowie über das Verfahren für die Wahl des Bewerbers regeln die Parteien durch ihre Satzungen.

(6) Eine Ausfertigung der Niederschrift über die Wahl des Bewerbers mit Angaben über Ort und Zeit der Versammlung, Form der Einladung, Zahl der erschienenen Mitglieder und Ergebnis der Abstimmung ist mit dem Kreiswahlvorschlag einzureichen. Hierbei haben der Leiter der Versammlung und zwei von dieser bestimmte Teilnehmer gegenüber dem Kreiswahlleiter an Eides Statt zu versichern, daß die Wahl der Bewerber in geheimer Abstimmung erfolgt ist. Der Kreiswahlleiter ist zur Abnahme einer solchen Versicherung an Eides Statt zuständig; er gilt als Behörde im Sinne des § 156 des Strafgesetzbuches.

Article 21 Presentation of the candidates of party

(1) Only can be indicated by name as a candidate of a party, in a list of candidates of district, which, at the time of an assembly of the members convened to elect a candidate of electoral district or at the time of a special or general assembly representatives, was elected for this purpose. The assembly of the members convened to elect a candidate of electoral district is an assembly of the members of party who enjoy the voting rights to the legislative elections at the time when this assembly meets in the electoral district. A special assembly of the representatives is an assembly of the representatives elected in her centre by such an assembly of the members. A general meeting of the representatives is an assembly generally convened by such an assembly of the members for nearest elections, in accordance with the statutes of the party (Article 6 of the law on the parties).

(2) In the districts and the cities belonging to no district, which include several electoral districts, the candidates can be elected at the time of a common assembly of the members or a common assembly of the representatives for the electoral districts whose territory does not cut the limit of the district or the limit of the city belonging to no district.

(3) The candidates and the representatives for the assemblies of the representatives are elected by the secret vote. The elections can be organized as soon as possible thirty-two months after the beginning of the legislature of the Bundestag and vingt-trois month after the beginning of this legislature when they are assemblies of representatives; this provision is not applicable when the legislature finishes prematurely.

(4) The management committee of association of Land or, if there are not associations of Land, 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, or another service envisaged for this purpose by the statutes of the party, can make opposition to the decision adopted by an assembly of members or representatives. If such an opposition occurs, it is necessary to repeat the vote. The result of this vote is final.

(5) The details concerning the election of the representatives for the assembly of the representatives, the convocation and the quorum of the assembly of the members or the assembly of the representatives, as well as the procedure to be followed for the election of the candidate, are regulated by the parties by means of their statutes.

(6) A copy of the official report on the election of the candidate, where must appear the place and the date of the assembly, the form of the invitation, the number of the members present and the result of the vote, must be joined to the list of the candidates of district. In this respect, the president of the assembly as two participants designated by this assembly must certify on the honor with the president of the electoral commission of district which the election of the candidates proceeded by the secret vote. The president of the electoral commission of district is authorized has to receive such an insurance given on the honor; he is regarded as authority within the meaning of Article 156 of the Penal code.

§ 21 List of party applicants

(1) As applicants of a party can be only designated in a set election suggestion, who was for this elected in a meeting of the members for the election of a constituency applicant or in a special or general representative meeting. Meeting of the members for the election of a constituency applicant is a meeting at the time of their Zusammentritts of the members of the party entitled to vote in the constituency to the German Bundestag. Special representative meeting is a meeting of the representatives elected by a such meeting of the members from their center. General representative meeting is general one after the statute of the party (§ 6 of the party law) for forthcoming elections of a such meeting of the members from its center ordered meeting.

(2) In sets and set-free cities, which cover several constituencies, the applicants for those constituencies, whose area does not cut through the boundary of the set or the set-free city, in a common member or representative meeting can be elected.

(3) The applicants and the representatives for the representative meetings are elected in secret tuning. The elections may do at the earliest thirty-two months, for which representative meetings take place at the earliest twenty-three months after beginning of the electoral period of the German federal Diet; this does not apply, if the electoral period ends prematurely.

(4) The executive committee of the regional organization or, if regional organizations do not exist, the executive committees of the next lower area federations (§ 7 exp. 2 of the party law), in whose area the constituency is situated, or another for this place intended in the party statute can against the resolution of a member or a representative meeting objection raise. On such an objection the tuning is to be repeated. Their result is final.

(5) The details over the election of the representatives for the representative meeting, over the summoning and the quorum of the member or representative meeting as well as over the procedure for the election of the applicant regulate the parties by its statutes.

(6) An execution of the minute over the election of the applicant with specification concerning place and time of the meeting, form of the invitation, number of the published members and result of the tuning is to be submitted with the set election suggestion. Here have to insure the director/conductor of the meeting and the two of these certain users opposite the set returning officer on oath place that the election of the applicants took place in secret tuning. The set returning officer is responsible for the reduction of such an insurance on oath place; it is considered as authority in the sense of the §156 of the penal code.