Federal Returning Officer

The Federal Returning Officer is the Returning Officer for the Federal Republic of Germany. Seat of the federal authority is Wiesbaden.

He organizes and supervises the political elections and election preparations in Germany at the federal level, especially these are the elections to the German Bundestag and the European Parliament elections. It is the central electoral body in the system of federal election law.

The task of the Federal Returning Officer is still examining the statutes of the Parties in accordance with the Political Parties Act and the proper preparation of the lists and nominations.

He and his deputy shall be appointed by the Federal Minister of the Interior for an indefinite period. Traditionally, the President of the Federal Statistical Office assumes the office of the Federal Returning Officer; Since August 1, 2008, this Roderich egeler, his representative with effect from August 1, 2011 Dieter Sarreither, Vice President of the Federal Statistical Office.

The Federal Returning Officer is the Chairman of the Federal Electoral Committee.

Federal Returning Officer

The President of the Federal Statistical Office are at the same time the Federal Returning Officer.