Procurement of Ballot Papers and Official Forms

(1) The Constituency Returning Officer shall procure for his or her constituency
1. the pre-printed polling cards (Annex 9), unless the local authority of the municipality procures them in agreement with the Constituency Returning Officer,

2. the ballot paper envelopes for the postal ballot (Annex 10),

3. the official return envelopes for the postal ballot (Annex 11), if the result of the postal ballot is to be declared at his or her seat alone,

4. the notes for postal voters (Annex 12),

5. the forms for submission of constituency nominations (Annex 13),

6. the forms for the supporting signatures for constituency nominations (Annex 14),

7. the forms for declarations of consent by the nominated constituency candidates (Annex 15),

8. the ballot papers (Annex 26),

9. the forms for rapid reports (Annex 28)

10. the forms for compilation of the final results of the election (Annex 30),

11. the forms for the election record regarding the ascertainment and declaration of the postal-ballot result (Annex 31),

if the Land Returning Officer does not undertake procurement.

(2) The Land Returning Officer shall procure

1. (repealed)

2. the forms for submission of the Land nominations (Annex 20),

3. the forms for the supporting signatures for Land list candidates (Annex 21),

4. the forms for the declarations of consent by the nominated Land list candidates (Annex 22),

5. the forms for certifying the eligibility of the nominated candidates to stand for elec-tion (Annex 16),

6. the forms for the records on the nomination of constituency candidates (Annexes 17 and 23),

7. the forms for the affidavits regarding the nomination of candidates (Annexes 18 and 24).

(2a) For cost-saving purposes, the Land Returning Officer may fully or partially under-take the printing and/or mailing of the polling cards pursuant to Section 19 subsection (1), first sentence. The municipal authorities shall in due time transmit the data and documents required for that purpose to the Land Returning Officer or to the official body that he or she has specified.

(3) The Federal Returning Officer shall procure the application forms for participation in the election to the German Bundestag for persons eligible to vote resident outside the electoral area (Annex 2), together with the notes for applicants (also Annex 2).

(4) The local authority of the municipality shall procure the forms required for the polling districts and municipalities if the Federal, Land or Constituency Returning Officer does not undertake to supply them.

(5) The procurement of the forms specified in Annexes 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 13 to 25, 27 to 29 and 31 to 33 may also be effected by provision in electronic form.