(1) The Federal Government shall reimburse the Laender, likewise for their communes (associations of communes), the necessary expenditure arising from the election by paying of a fixed sum for each person eligible to vote, graded according to the size of each commune.
(2) The fixed sum shall be determined by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, with the endorsement of the Bundesrat. The sum shall be determined without consideration being taken of current personnel and material expenditure and costs arising from the use of premises and facilities belonging to the Laender and communes (associations of communes).
