Landkreis Börde - County Council/Elections
County council affairs
The district administrator's office handles the day-to-day business of the county council and its committees. It is the link between the county council, the administration and the citizens with the following areas of responsibility:
- Preparation and follow-up of county council and county committee ceetings
- Supporting the specialist services in the preparation and follow-up of all specialist Committee Meetings
- Support of the chairperson of the county council
- Coordination and preparation of appointments
- Processing of inquiries from residents to the county council or the county council chairperson
- Processing of inquiries and orders from the county council to the administration
- Advising members of the county council and parliamentary groups on county council matters
In the office of the district administrator, all data relevant to the county council and its committees are collected via a council information system. Here they are checked and, if necessary, further processed. It maintains the master data of the county council members and manages the financial resources allocated to the district council. In addition to controlling resolutions for the district council, the work of the district council and its committees is documented. The documents can be viewed here at any time and can be accessed via the citizen information system.
County law / official announcements
The right of the counties to pass bylaws is given by the guarantee for self-administration in the constitution for the county level. The statutes apply spatially to the county territory, objectively to the county affairs and the temporal scope of application results from the respective statute itself. County law includes all bylaws, ordinances and directives adopted by the county council. They determine beside the laws of the federation and the country Saxonia-Anhalt the activity of the administrative district Börde. The main statute is the constitutional statute of the county. The rules of procedure regulate the order in the county committees.
The office of the district administrator has the following tasks, among others:
1. Informing citizens about meetings and decisions of the county council and its committees
2. Publishing official announcements
3. Being responsible for the entry into force of county law (statutes/ordinances)
Statistics
In the Landkreis Börde, the area of "statistics" is assigned to the district administrator's office. Here the collection, examination, collection, preparation, supply and passing on of statistical data for own purposes, for third and other institutions takes place.
Elections
The district administrator's office supports the election administration in organizing the European, Bundestag, state parliament, district parliament and county council elections. The county electoral officer is usually the district administrator.
In preparing for the elections, the district administrator's office is responsible for, among other things:
1. Call for election proposals and publication
2. Prepare the admission of candidates and parties to the election by the election committee
3. Produce ballots.
On election day, the office shall determine the provisional official final result. After the election, the counting of votes shall be subject to control and the meeting of the Election Committee, at which the final official result shall be determined, shall be held. The elected candidates shall be informed by the office. If legal disputes arise during elections, the county election office shall participate in the decision-making process by the county election management or the county election committee.
