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Election review complaint inadmissible due to missing birth dates

BVerfG 2 BvC 10/10Bverfg / Division 2Nov 15, 2010Inadmissible

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Omnilex summary

The Federal Constitutional Court held that an election review complaint was inadmissible because the required supporting declarations from at least 100 eligible voters did not include the signatories' dates of birth. The Court emphasized that this information is indispensable for verifying voting eligibility, especially the minimum-age requirement. Since the formal requirement in § 26(3) sentence 3 EuWG in conjunction with § 48(2) BVerfGG was not met, the complaint could not be entertained.

Omnilex headnote

§ 26 Abs. 3 S. 2 und S. 3 EuWG, § 48 Abs. 2 BVerfGG; election review complaint based on supporting declarations: the date of birth of the signatory is a mandatory formal element and may not be dispensed with where it is necessary for verifying voting eligibility, in particular compliance with the minimum-age requirement under § 6 Abs. 1 S. 1 Nr. 1 and Abs. 3 S. 1 Nr. 1 EuWG. Supporting declarations lacking this information do not satisfy the statutory admissibility requirements and render the complaint inadmissible (consid. 1).

Full text

BVerfG — 2 BvC 10/10, Beschluss

Entscheidungsdatum: 2010-11-15

Aktenzeichen: 2 BvC 10/10

ECLI: ECLI:DE:BVerfG:2010:cs20101115.2bvc001010

Dokumenttyp: Beschluss

Normen: § 48 Abs 1 Alt 2 BVerfGG, § 48 Abs 2 BVerfGG, § 26 Abs 3 S 2 Alt 2 EuWG, § 26 Abs 3 S 3 EuWG, § 6 Abs 1 S 1 Nr 1 EuWG, § 6 Abs 3 S 1 Nr 1 EuWG

Spruchkörper: 2. Senat

Titelzeile

Verwerfung einer Wahlprüfungsbeschwerde - Fehlende Geburtsdaten als formaler Mangel der gem § 26 Abs 3 S 2 EuWG erforderlichen Beitrittserklärungen - Unverzichtbarkeit der Geburtsdaten zur Prüfung der Wahlberechtigung

Gründe

1 Die Wahlprüfungsbeschwerde ist unzulässig, weil die vom Beschwerdeführer vorgelegten und nach § 26 Abs. 3 Satz 2 Europawahlgesetz (EuWG) erforderlichen Beitrittserklärungen von mindestens 100 Wahlberechtigten nicht den gesetzlichen Anforderungen entsprechen. Auf die in § 26 Abs. 3 Satz 3 EuWG in Verbindung mit § 48 Abs. 2 BVerfGG geregelte Angabe des Tages der Geburt des Unterzeichnenden kann nicht verzichtet werden, weil diese für die Prüfung der Wahlberechtigung nach § 6 Abs. 1 Satz 1 Nr. 1 und Abs. 3 Satz 1 Nr. 1 EuWG (Mindestalter) von wesentlicher Bedeutung ist.

Keywords

election reviewadmissibilitysupporting declarationsdate of birthvoting eligibilityminimum ageformal requirements

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Key legal questions extracted by Omnilex

Key legal question

Whether the election review complaint was admissible despite supporting declarations lacking signatories' dates of birth.

Extracted holding

No. The complaint was inadmissible because the supporting declarations did not satisfy the statutory formal requirements; the dates of birth could not be dispensed with.

Extracted reasoning

The date of birth is essential for checking eligibility to vote, in particular the minimum-age requirement under the European Election Act and the Federal Constitutional Court Act. Without it, the signatories' eligibility cannot be properly verified.

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