§ 46 Verlust der Mitgliedschaft im Deutschen Bundestag

(1) Ein Abgeordneter verliert die Mitgliedschaft im Deutschen Bundestag bei

1. Ungültigkeit des Erwerbs der Mitgliedschaft,
2. Neufeststellung des Wahlergebnisses,
3. Wegfall einer Voraussetzung seiner jederzeitigen Wählbarkeit,
4. Verzicht,
5. Feststellung der Verfassungswidrigkeit der Partei oder der Teilorganisation einer Partei, der er angehört, durch das Bundesverfassungsgericht nach Artikel 21 Abs. 2 Satz 2 des Grundgesetzes.

(2) Bei Ungültigkeit seiner Wahl im Wahlkreis bleibt der Abgeordnete Mitglied des Bundestages, wenn er zugleich auf einer Landesliste gewählt war,aber nach § 6 Abs. 4 Satz 3 unberücksichtigt geblieben ist.

(3) Der Verzicht ist nur wirksam, wenn er zur Niederschrift des Präsidenten des Deutschen Bundestages, eines deutschen Notars, der seinen Sitz im Geltungsbereich dieses Gesetzes hat, oder eines zur Vornahme von Beurkundungen ermächtigten Bediensteten einer deutschen Auslandsvertretung erklärt wird. Die notarielle oder bei einer Auslandsvertretung abgegebene Verzichtserklärung hat der Abgeordnete dem Bundestagspräsidenten zuübermitteln. Der Verzicht kann nicht widerrufen werden.

(4) Wird eine Partei oder die Teilorganisation einer Partei durch das Bundesverfassungsgericht nach Artikel 21 Abs. 2 Satz 2 des Grundgesetzes für verfassungswidrig erklärt, verlieren die Abgeordneten ihre Mitgliedschaft im Deutschen Bundestag und die Listennachfolger ihre Anwartschaft, sofern sie dieser Partei oder Teilorganisation in der Zeit zwischen der Antragstellung (§ 43 des Gesetzes über das Bundesverfassungsgericht) und der Verkündung der Entscheidung (§ 46 des Gesetzes über das Bundesverfassungsgericht) angehört haben. Soweit Abgeordnete, die nach Satz 1 ihre Mitgliedschaft verloren haben, in Wahlkreisen gewählt waren, wird die Wahl eines Wahlkreisabgeordneten in diesen Wahlkreisen bei entsprechender Anwendung des § 44 Abs. 2 bis 4 wiederholt; hierbei dürfen die Abgeordneten, die nach Satz 1 ihre Mitgliedschaft verloren haben, nicht als Bewerber auftreten. Soweit Abgeo rdnete, die nach Satz 1 ihre Mitgliedschaft verloren haben, nach einer Landesliste der für verfassungswidrig erklärten Partei oder Teilorganisation der Partei gewählt waren, bleiben die Sitze unbesetzt. Im übrigen gilt § 48 Abs. 1.

Article 46 Loss of the membership of the Bundestag

(1) A deputy loses the membership of the Bundestag in the following cases:

1. disability of the acquisition of demembre quality,
2. modification of the initial electoral result,
3. suppression of a condition necessary to its eligibility constantly,
4. renunciation,
5. observation of the anticonstitutional character of the party or the organization partial of a party of which it forms part, by the federal constitutional Court, in accordance with the second sentence of subparagraph 2 of Article 21 of the fundamental Law.

(2) If its election in the electoral district is not valid, the deputy remains member of the Bundestag if it were elected at the same time on a list of Land, but if it were not taken into account as envisaged with the third sentence of subparagraph 4 of Article 6 above.

(3) The renunciation takes effect only if it is included in the verbal lawsuit of the president of the Bundestag, of a German notary who has his seat in the Federal Republic of Germany or of an agent of a German representation abroad, authorized to carry out recordings. The notice of surrender made in front of notary or near a representation abroad must be transmitted by the deputy to the president of the Bundestag. The renunciation cannot be revoked.

(4) If a party or the organization partial of a party is declared anticonstitutional by the federal constitutional Court under the terms of the second sentence of subparagraph 2 of Article 21 of the fundamental Law, the deputies lose their membership of the Bundestag and the successors on the list their quality of candidate if they were affiliated with this party or this partial organization for the period ranging between the day when they stood as a candidates (Article 43 of law on the Court constitutional federal) and the proclamation of the decision (Article 46 of law on the Court constitutional federal). When deputies who lost their membership under the terms of the first phrases above were elected in electoral districts, it is proceeded to a new election of a deputy of electoral district in these electoral districts, taking into account the application similar of subparagraphs 2 to 4 of Article 44 of this law. In this respect, if the deputies who lost their membership under the terms of the first phrases above were elected under the terms of a list of Land of the party or organization partial of the party which was declared anticonstitutional, the seats remain unoccupied. For the remainder, subparagraph 1 of Article 48 of this law will be applicable.

§ 46 Loss of the membership in the German Bundestag

(1) A delegate loses the membership in the German Bundestag

1. Invalidity of the acquisition of the membership,
2. Fresh evaluation of the election result,
3. Omission of a prerequisite of its each-early eligibility,
4. Renouncement,
5. Statement of the unconstitutionality of the party or the section organization of a party, to which it belongs, by the Federal Constitutional Court according to the article 21 exp. 2 record 2 of the Basic Law.

(2) With invalidity of his election in the constituency the delegate remains member of the federal Diet, if he were elected on a national list at the same time, but after § 6 exp. 4 record 3 remained unconsidered.

(3) The renouncement is effective only if it is explained as the minute of the president of the German federal Diet, a German notary, which have its seat in the area of application of this law, or one as the Vornahme by recording authorized officials of a German representation abroad. The notarial or waiver delivered at a representation abroad has to transmit the delegate to the President of the Bundestag. The renouncement cannot be recalled.

(4) If a party or the section organization of a party is explained by the Federal Constitutional Court according to the article 21 exp. 2 record 2 of the Basic Law for unconstitutional, the delegates lose their membership in the German Bundestag and the list successors their claim, if they belonged to a this party or section organization in the time between the filing of an application (§ 43 of the law over the Federal Constitutional Court) and announcing the decision (§ 46 of the law over the Federal Constitutional Court). As far as delegates, who lost their membership after record 1, were elected in constituencies, the election of a constituency delegate in these constituencies is repeated with appropriate application § 44 exp. 2 to 4; here the delegates, who lost their membership after record 1, may not when applicants occur. As far as delegates, who lost their membership after record 1, were elected after a nation al list for an unconstitutional explained party or section organization of the party, the seats remain vacant. In all other respects § 48 exp. 1 apply.