A notification is information, not a personal favour.
Voting rights follow from statutory conditions. They are not granted by an official as a matter of personal preference. The notification indicates that the person is listed on the electoral roll and helps them prepare to vote.
The letter normally gives the election date, voting times and polling location. It also provides accessibility information and details on applying for a voting certificate with postal-voting documents. Its design may differ, but the responsible sender remains the municipality.
The other three answers
The other institutions do not issue this municipal notification.
a voting permit from the Federal President
A personal “voting permit” from the Federal President is not required. Eligibility is established by law and checked through the prescribed administrative procedure.
a notification from the Federal Assembly
The Federal Convention elects the Federal President. It does not maintain the local electoral roll or send the municipality’s election notification.
a notification from the parish office
A parish office is a church institution. Public election administration does not belong to the religious parish; the notification comes from the municipality.
A lost letter does not automatically mean losing the right to vote.
Someone who misplaces the notification can generally still vote if eligibility can be established at the appropriate polling station. An identity card or passport should be available. Possessing the letter alone is not decisive; proper eligibility is.
Anyone who has not received a notification by the twenty-first day before a federal election should check registration with the municipality. The notification and the voting certificate are different documents: the certificate enables specified additional options, such as postal voting.
Election notification · Federal Returning Officer ↗Municipality → election notification → check time and place.
Learn the sender and document together. Do not confuse the notification with permission from the head of state or the separate voting certificate.
Three words for this question
- die Wahlbenachrichtigungelection notification
- The letter about electoral registration and participation.
- die Gemeindemunicipality
- The local civil administrative unit; not the religious congregation here.
- das Wählerverzeichniselectoral roll
- The official list of eligible voters for the relevant polling district.