Amendments to the Federal Election Act were initiated by the Social Democratic Party (SPD) parliamentary group together with Alliance 90/The Greens and the Free Democratic Party (FDP). The discussion on the envisaged reform of the electoral legislation commenced in 2022, following the establishment of an Electoral Rights Commission.5 The first reading of these amendments in an ordinary legislative procedure took place in the plenary of the Bundestag on 27 January 2023, and a public hearing was held by the Committee on Internal Affairs and Community on 6 February 2023. The amendments were put to a vote on 17 March and passed with 400 votes in favour, 261 against and 23 abstentions. A number of interlocutors met by the delegation argued that these amendments were adopted before the commission finalised its work and published its final report.