Notification of the Elected Land List Candidates

(1) Following the oral announcement of the final election result by the Federal Returning Officer, the Land Returning Officer shall inform the Land list candidates who have been declared duly elected by the Federal Electoral Committee and advise them of the provisions of Section 45 subsection (1) of the Federal Elections Act. In the case of a repeat election (Section 44 of the Federal Elections Act), the Land Returning Officer shall inform the candidates elected by means of a served notice (Section 87 subsection (1)) and advise them of the provisions of Section 45 subsection (3) of the Federal Elections Act.

(2) The Land Returning Officer shall inform the Federal Returning Officer and the Presi-dent of the German Bundestag immediately if a candidate elected has refused election. In the case of a repeat election (Section 44 of the Federal Elections Act), the Land Returning Officer shall furthermore communicate immediately upon expiration of the deadline specified in Section 44 subsection (4), second sentence, of the Federal Elections Act the dates on which the declarations of acceptance by the elected candidates were received and which candidates have refused election. In the cases specified in Section 45 subsection

(3), third sentence, of the Federal Elections Act, the Land Returning Officer shall inti-mate the dates on which notice was served.