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The location is used to determine the responsible office for the selected administrative service. In most cases you can enter your place of residence to find the competent authority. However, there are also cases in which a different location must be specified. Here are some examples:

Birth certificateYou want to get married and need a birth certificate. You live in Hanover, but you were born in Celle. You must therefore state your place of birth, i.e. Celle.

Business registrationYou would like to register a business in Braunschweig. Your place of residence is Hanover. You must therefore state the location of your future business, i.e. Braunschweig.

Apply for a building permitYou would like to build a house in Wunstorf and therefore apply for a building permit. Her place of residence is currently Hanover. You must indicate the place where the house is to be built. In this case it is Wunstorf.

Establishment of a political party advertisement

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The executive committee of a newly founded party must notify the competent authority of its incorporation.

Who should I contact?

Responsibility lies with the Federal Returning Officer.

Which documents are required?

  • Founding protocol
  • Statute
  • Program
  • Names of the members of the executive committee of the party and the regional associations, with details of their functions

What are the fees?

There are no fees.

Process flow

The competent authority alone examines whether an organisation that submits documents is to be regarded as a party within the meaning of Section 2 (1) of the Political Parties Act (PartG).

What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?

A party loses its legal status as a party if it has not participated in either a Bundestag or a Landtag election with its own nominations for six years. Before the election, the respective election committees check whether the party can be admitted to the upcoming election (European, Bundestag, Landtag or local elections).

What else should I know?

Further information on founding a party can be found on the following pages:

Legal basis

Source: Serviceportal Niedersachsen (Portalverbund des Bundes und der Länder)

Further Links

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