Sources and method – Society

All information comes from statutes and official websites. What we know only from secondary sources is stated openly below.

Sources

1. Gesetze im Internet (BMJ): VersammlG § 14, AGG § 21, IFG § 7, StGB § 323c, StAG § 10, BWahlG § 12, StPO § 163b, ZPO § 114, SGB VII
2. Bundeswahlleiterin (Federal Returning Officer): postal voting (bundeswahlleiterin.de)
3. Deutscher Bundestag: petition quorum 30,000 (Textarchiv 2024/kw26); nationality law (Textarchiv 2025/kw41); voting age for European elections (Textarchiv 2022/kw45)
4. BMI: assembly law, legislative procedure for nationality law
5. Minijob-Zentrale: Übungsleiter and Ehrenamt flat-rate allowances 2026
6. DGUV: accident insurance for volunteers and helpers
7. Bundesnetzagentur: Digital Services Coordinator, Trusted Flagger
8. BfDI, Antidiskriminierungsstelle des Bundes (Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency), Justiz-Services (service.justiz.de)

Uncertain points

• State assembly laws: the list of states with their own law and how the 48-hour deadline is counted (working days in Bavaria, Lower Saxony) have not been conclusively checked. Please check the state law (Art. 13 BayVersG, § 5 NVersG).
• Voting age 16 in state and local elections: based on the bpb overview, not checked against each state election law; states change this. Check with the state returning officer before an election.
• State transparency laws, quorums for citizens' petitions (secondary source KommunalWiki), state rules on police checks: deliberately described only in general terms, not checked state by state.
• Criminal-law classification of statements (insult, incitement to hatred) is given as an overview only.

Confirmed from primary sources: flat-rate allowances €3,300/€960 (§ 3 Nr. 26, 26a EStG), own contribution €15 for legal advice assistance (Beratungshilfe) (Nr. 2500 VV RVG), StAG amendment since 30 October 2025, articles of the Grundgesetz, GDPR Art. 12.

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