§ 44 Wiederholungswahl

(1) Wird im Wahlprüfungsverfahren eine Wahl ganz oder teilweise für ungültig erklärt, so ist sie nach Maßgabe der Entscheidung zu wiederholen.

(2) Die Wiederholungswahl findet nach denselben Vorschriften, denselben Wahlvorschlägen und, wenn seit der Hauptwahl noch nicht sechs Monate verflossen sind, auf Grund derselben Wählerverzeichnisse wie die Hauptwahl statt, soweit nicht die Entscheidung im Wahlprüfungsverfahren hinsichtlich der Wahlvorschläge und Wählerverzeichnisse Abweichungen vorschreibt.

(3) Die Wiederholungswahl muß spätestens sechzig Tage nach Rechtskraft der Entscheidung stattfinden, durch die die Wahl für ungültig erklärt worden ist. Ist die Wahl nur teilweise für ungültig erklärt worden, so unterbleibt die Wiederholungswahl, wenn feststeht, daß innerhalb von sechs Monaten ein neuer Deutscher Bundestag gewählt wird. Den Tag der Wiederholungswahl bestimmt der Landeswahlleiter, im Falle einer Wiederholungswahl für das ganze Wahlgebiet der Bundespräsident.

(4) Auf Grund der Wiederholungswahl wird das Wahlergebnis nach den Vorschriften des Sechsten Abschnittes neu festgestellt. § 41 Abs. 2 und § 42 Abs. 3 gelten entsprechend.

Article 44 Consecutive election with the cancellation of a preceding election

(1) If, within the framework of a procedure of checking of the poll, an election is declared null in its totality or partly, it must then be repeated in accordance with the decision occurred.

(2) The consecutive election with the cancellation of the preceding election is organized according to the same regulations, same lists' of candidates and, if it did not run out a six months yet period since the day of the principal election, on the basis of electoral roll same as those which governed the principal election, in so far as the decision taken within the framework of the procedure of checking of the poll does not envisage modifications as for the lists of candidates and the electoral rolls.

(3) The consecutive election with the cancellation of the preceding election must take place at the latest in the sixty days which follow the day when the decision acquired the authority of the judged force, by which the election was declared null. If the election were declared null only partly, then the consecutive election is not organized if it is certain that the new Bundestag will be elected in the six months which follows. The president of the electoral commission of Land attaches the day of the consecutive election to the cancellation of the preceding election, this day being fixed by the President of the Federal Republic of Germany when it is about a poll extending to totality from the territory where take place the elections.

(4) On the basis of consecutive election to the cancellation of I preceding election, is carried out to a new examination in accordance with the regulations envisaged in the sixth chapter of this law. Subparagraph 2 of Article 41 and subparagraph 3 of Article 42 above are applicable mutatis mutandis.

§ 44 Repetition election

(1) In the election check procedure if a election is explained totally or partly for invalid, then it is to be repeated after eating gift of the decision.

(2) The repetition election takes place according to the same regulations, the same election suggestions and, if since the main election yet six months did not flow are, due to the same waehlerverzeichnisse as the main election, as far as the decision in the election check procedure does not prescribe deviations regarding the election suggestions and waehlerverzeichnisse.

(3) The repetition election must take place at the latest sixty days after validity in law of the decision, by which the election for invalid was explained. If the election was explained only partly for invalid, then the repetition election is omitted, if it is certain that within six months new German Bundestag is elected. The national returning officer determines the day of the repetition election, in the case of a repetition election for the whole election area the Federal President.

(4) Due to the repetition election the election result is again determined according to the regulations of the sixth chapter. § 41 exp. 2 and § 42 exp. 3 apply accordingly.