Catalogue question 106 · Question catalogue in force since 2024-07-01
In Germany, volunteer election officials help with elections. What is one task of election officials?
- They help children and elderly people to vote.
- They write cards and letters stating the polling station.
- They pass interim results on to journalists.
- They count the votes after the election closes. Correct
Why — for every option
- A — Children may not vote in Germany; assistance with voting is provided, where needed, by a support person of the voter's own choosing, not a general election-official task.
- B — Notification cards stating the polling station are sent out by the municipal administration, not by volunteer election officials on election day.
- C — Passing interim results on to the media would violate the duty of neutrality and is not a task of election officials.
- D — Correct: after the polling stations close, the election officials on the electoral board publicly count the votes.
Source: www.bundeswahlleiterin.de
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