Elections
Establishment of a Legally Constituted Student Government – Deadlines, Ballot Vote, and Elections
The State Parliament of Baden-Württemberg resolved on 27 June 2012 to reinstate legally constituted student governments at state universities; the Law on the Introduction of Legally Constituted Student Government (VerfStudG) went into effect on 14 July 2012.
What is a "legally constituted student government"?
In German, the students enrolled at a university are referred to collectively as the "Studierendenschaft" (student body), and an elected body of students representing the interests of the student body at large is known as a "Verfasste Studierendenschaft" (literally: legally constituted student body). This form of student government is described as being legally constituted because it is a corporation vested with legal powers under public law – it is an independent corporation of the university.
The VerfStudG provides the ground rules – it's up to the students to fill it with life!
As an initial step toward introducing a legally constituted student government, all students of the University of Freiburg were called upon to propose articles of organization for the student government. The deadline for submitting proposals was 31 January 2013. The university received a total of 5 proposals. The submitted proposals are currently being subjected to a legal review, and the results of this review will be explained to and discussed with the three students Anna Tenberg, Hermann J. Schmeh, and Timo Schwander (who were nominated by the student members of the Senate and approved by the entire Senate on 21 November 2012).
Upon completion of the legal review and any necessary revisions to the proposals (by a deadline of 31 March 2013), all proposals that are deemed legally acceptable will be put up to a general ballet vote.
The articles of organization will regulate the inner organization of the legally constituted student government; they thus represent a "constitution" of sorts for the legally constituted student government. In accordance with the provisions of these articles of organization, the university will hold the necessary elections for the organs of the (legally constituted) student government.
Once the inaugural sessions of the central organs have been held, the legally constituted student government will be officially in place.
Please read Amtliche Bekanntmachungen No. 107 (deadline schedule) and No. 117 (voting regulations) (in German) for important details!
For legal consultation on matters concerning the legally constituted student government, please send an e-mail to Ms. Frederike Roemer at rechtsberatung_vs@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Preliminary Information: Dates for the Ballot Vote on Proposals for Articles
The legally acceptable proposals for articles will all be put to a vote at the same time. This ballot vote is scheduled for the following three days:
29–30 April and 2 May 2013 (Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday).
If none of the proposals achieves an absolute majority in the first ballot vote, a second ballot vote will be held; it is scheduled for the following three days:
14–16 May 2013 (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).
Students who are unable to vote on these days may submit an absentee ballot, which must be applied for in writing. The application for an absentee ballot will be posted here before the ballot vote.
Further Information:
- Law on the Introduction of Legally Constituted Student Government and on the Strengthening of Continuing Education (Verfasste-Studierendenschafts-Gesetz – VerfStudG) (in German)
- Answers to frequently asked questions on the introduction of legally constituted student government (in German)
University Elections (Senate, Faculty Councils/Great Faculty Councils, and the Former General Student Committee and Departmental Student Committees)
University Elections 2012
The 2012 university elections were held on 3 July 2012.
The offices up for election were the student members of the Senate and the faculty councils/great faculty councils as well as the members of the General Student Committee (AStA) and the departmental student committees. The votes have been counted, and the results are available here: Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 86/2012 (in German)
Official announcements on the 2012 university elections:
Announcement of the results
Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 86/2012 (in German)
Announcement of the approved candidates
Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 75/2012 (in German)
UNIVERSITY ELECTIONS 2012 (only students)
Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 26/2012 vom 23.04.2012 (in German)
Publication of the electoral register
Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 27/2012 vom 23.04.2012 (in German)
The election regulations of our university from 28 Sept. 2006 provide the legal basis
Amtliche Bekanntmachung Nr. 38/2006 (in German)
Results of Previous Elections
Results of the 2011 university elections, held on 5 July 2011 (students):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 19.07.2011 [50kB] (in German)
Results of the 2010 university elections, held on 15 June 2010 (all groups):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 28.06.2010 [137 kB] (in German)
Results of the 2009 university elections, held on 23 June 2009 (students):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 02.07.2009 [60KB] (in German)
Results of the 2008 university elections, held on 24 June 2008 (students):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 04.07.2008 [147 KB] (in German)
Results of the 2007 university elections, held on 3 July 2007 (students):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 12.07.2007 [100 KB] (in German)
Results of the 2006 university elections, held on 13 June 2006 (all groups):
Amtliche Bekanntmachung vom 03.07.2006 [206 KB] (in German)
General Information
General information on the university elections is available on the website of the central administration under the heading "Universitätswahlen" (in German).
The electoral office of the University of Freiburg may be reached at the following e-mail address: wahlamt@zv.uni-freiburg.de
Election of Staff Equal Opportunity Representatives 2011
Announcement of the results of the election of the staff equal opportunity representative and her deputy in 2011:
DFG Review Board Election 2011
In 2011, eligible researchers were called upon to vote for the members of the review boards of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in an online ballot vote. The results were announced on 9 February 2012 on the DFG website. For more information, consult the DFG document "Information for Science," Information Nr. 9 from 9 Feb. 2012 (in German). The next review board election will be held in 2015.
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