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Article 80
 

Notification of the Elected Land List Candidates

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 by means of a served notice (Article 87) and advise them of the provisions of Article 45 of the Law. The Land Returning Officer shall inform the Federal Returning Officer and the President of the German Bundestag, immediately upon expiration of the deadline specified in Article 42 (3) of the Law, of the dates on which the declarations of acceptance by the elected candidates were received and which candidates have refused election. In the case specified in Article 45, sentence 2 of the Law, the Land Returning Officer shall intimate the dates on which notice was served.