Every elector has two votes: a constituency vote () and a party list vote (). Based solely on the first votes, 299 members are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting (Direktmandat). The second votes are used to produce a proportional number of seats for parties (Listenkandidat), first in the states, and then on the federal level. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method. If a party wins fewer constituency seats in a state than its second votes would entitle it to, it receives additional seats from the relevant state list. Parties can file lists in every single state under certain conditions – for example, a fixed number of supporting signatures. Parties can receive second votes only in those states in which they have filed a state list.
Every elector has two votes: a constituency vote () and a party list vote () Based solely on the first votes, 299 members are elected in single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting (Direktmandat). The sec.ond votes are used to produce a proportional number of seats for parties (Listenkandidat), first in the states and then on the federal level. Seats are allocated using the Sainte-Laguë method. If a party wins fewer constituency seats in a state than its second votes would entitle it to, it receives additional seats from the relevant state list. Parties can file lists in every single state under certain conditions – for example, a fixed numbe.r of supporting signatures. Parties can receive second votes only in those states in which they have filed a st,ate list