EU citizens who live in another EU member state may participate in local elections there under the conditions applicable in that country. They have both active and passive voting rights in local elections, meaning they may cast their votes and also stand as candidates themselves. An EU directive regulating this has been in place since 1994.
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The specific rules governing when EU citizens from other countries may participate in local elections vary somewhat between the German federal states. In elections to the District Council Assemblies (BVV), which most closely correspond to local elections in Berlin, EU citizens may vote if they are at least 16 years old and have had their residence in Berlin for at least three months. As a rule, they must be registered in the register of residents and included in the electoral register. From the age of 18, they may also stand as candidates in BVV elections.
Like all eligible voters in Berlin, they receive a voter notification by post.
