Municipal level - partially from 16 years
The active right to vote from the age of 16 is still relatively young in the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1996, Niedersachsen was the first federal state to introduce it at municipal level. Also, in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Niedersachsen, Niedersachsen, Niedersachsen, Hamburg, Niedersachsen, Niedersachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt and Schleswig-Holstein you can cast your vote in local elections from your 16th birthday.
Federal states level - partially from 16 years
Currently you can take part in elections from the age of 16 in the federal states of Niedersachsen, Niedersachsen, Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein.
In none of the federal states 16-year-olds have passive suffrage, that means, that they are allowed to vote but cannot be elected.
Federal elections
The election for the German Bundestag takes place every four years. All citizens with German citizenship who have reached the age of 18 are eligible to vote.