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	All Berlin residents who are 16 years and older, hold ] and have lived there for more than three months are eligible to vote for the districts' assemblies. In order to be eligible to vote for the Abgeordnetenhaus, one has to be 18 years and hold ]. Only those under disability or in psychiatric wards are excluded. Courts of justice also have the possibility to revoke the right to vote.		All Berlin residents who are 16 years and older, hold ] and have lived there for more than three months are eligible to vote for the districts' assemblies. In order to be eligible to vote for the ] (''Abgeordnetenhaus''), one has to be 18 years old and hold ]. Only those under disability or in psychiatric wards are excluded. Courts of justice also have the possibility to revoke the right to vote.

	Elections are held about every four years. The ] decides the exact date of the election for the ], which is usually the same as for the assemblies of the twelve ]. The next elections will be held on Sunday, 18 September 2011.		Elections are held about every four years. The ] decides the exact date of the election for the Abgeordnetenhaus, which is usually the same as for the assemblies of the twelve ]. The next elections will be held on Sunday, 18 September 2011.

	==Elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus==		==Elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus==
	The first general, direct and democratic elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus were held in ] on 3 December 1950. On 2 December 1990 the first Abgeordnetenhaus for all Berlin was held. Since 1979, voters have two votes. ~~One~~ for a deputy from the 78 constituencies and one for a list, usually a ]. Hence the Abgeordnetenhaus has a minimum of 130 seats, but usually more seats are won. Originally the ] was used, but since 1979 the ] method is used to determine the number of seats for lists.		The first general, direct and democratic elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus were held in ] on 3 December 1950. On 2 December 1990 the first Abgeordnetenhaus election for all Berlin was held. Since 1979, voters have had two votes: one for a deputy from the 78 constituencies and one for a list, usually a ]. Hence the Abgeordnetenhaus has a minimum of 130 seats, but usually more seats are won. Originally the ] was used, but since 1979 the ] method is used to determine the number of seats for lists.

	===Dates of elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus===		===Dates of elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus===

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All Berlin residents who are 16 years and older, hold EU citizenship and have lived there for more than three months are eligible to vote for the districts' assemblies. In order to be eligible to vote for the parliament of Berlin (Abgeordnetenhaus), one has to be 18 years old and hold German citizenship. Only those under disability or in psychiatric wards are excluded. Courts of justice also have the possibility to revoke the right to vote.

Elections are held about every four years. The Senate of Berlin decides the exact date of the election for the Abgeordnetenhaus, which is usually the same as for the assemblies of the twelve districts of Berlin. The next elections will be held on Sunday, 18 September 2011.

Elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus

The first general, direct and democratic elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus were held in West Berlin on 3 December 1950. On 2 December 1990 the first Abgeordnetenhaus election for all Berlin was held. Since 1979, voters have had two votes: one for a deputy from the 78 constituencies and one for a list, usually a political party. Hence the Abgeordnetenhaus has a minimum of 130 seats, but usually more seats are won. Originally the d'Hondt method was used, but since 1979 the Hare-Niemeyer method is used to determine the number of seats for lists.

Dates of elections to the Abgeordnetenhaus

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