Objection to data transmission before elections possible
Registration authority draws attention to the right to object - public announcement
In connection with the elections taking place in 2024, the registration authority of the City of Chemnitz draws attention to the right of citizens to object to the transmission of their data.
According to Section 50 of the Federal Registration Act, the registration authority may provide information from the population register for the following specific purposes Information to parties, voter groups and other supporters of election proposals in connection with elections and votes at state and municipal level in the six months preceding the election or vote. These are selected groups of eligible voters, the composition of which is determined by age.
The information includes surname, first names, doctor's degree and current addresses. The person or organisation to whom the data is transmitted may only use it for advertising in an election or vote.
The data will not be transmitted if the data subject objects to this. Objections already submitted in previous years remain valid and do not have to be repeated.
The application to object to the transfer of data is available at the Chemnitz registration office, at the city's citizen service centres and on the Internet at www.chemnitz.de (service portal, letter: D, keyword 'data protection'). Objections to the transfer of data of a data subject must be addressed to the City of Chemnitz, Citizens' Registration Office, Registration Office, 09106 Chemnitz (visitor address: Düsseldorfer Platz 1). They can also be submitted at any citizen service centre of the City of Chemnitz.
The current office hours of the registration office (Düsseldorfer Platz 1) are: Mondays and Fridays from 8 am to 12 noon, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 am to 6 pm, and Saturdays (by appointment only) from 9 am to 1 pm
The office hours of the citizens' service centres and further information can be obtained by calling the single public authority service number 115 or by visiting www.chemnitz.de/buergerservice. Information on making an appointment can also be found there.
This is a public announcement in accordance with Section 42 (3) and Section 50 (5) of the Federal Registration Act of 3 May 2013 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 1084), last amended by Article 4 of the Act of 28 March 2021 (Federal Law Gazette I p. 591).