Age is assessed on election day.
The age requirement is met when the sixteenth birthday has been reached by election day. Someone who turns 16 after election day has not yet met it for that election. The timing of the birthday therefore matters more than the learner’s age during an earlier lesson.
Minimum age is only one condition. Section 1 normally requires a home in the state of Bremen for at least three months; for someone with several homes, the main residence counts. Someone with no home in Germany may qualify under the statutory habitual-residence rule. They must not be disqualified from voting by a court.
The other three answers
The numbers 14, 18 and 20 do not correctly answer this question.
14
At 14, the age threshold for Bremen’s parliamentary election has not been reached. Interest in politics and participation in discussions do not, however, require voting eligibility.
18
Eighteen is the age threshold for candidacy for the Bürgerschaft, meaning standing for election yourself. To cast a vote, 16 is sufficient if the other conditions are met.
20
Twenty is not an additional waiting period. Bremen’s Elections Act allows voting from 16.
The state parliament and municipal assembly have different electorates.
The Bürgerschaft as state parliament represents the whole federal state. Non-German EU citizens may participate in local elections if they meet the other statutory conditions. Their votes in the Bremen electoral area count only towards the municipal assembly, the Stadtbürgerschaft, not the state parliament.
Voting and being elected are different rights. Section 4 requires age 18 to stand for the Bürgerschaft. To cast a vote, section 3 requires an entry in the electoral register or a polling certificate. The relevant electoral office handles current questions about moving home or registration.
Sections 1–4 · Voting and candidacy · Bremen Elections Act ↗Bremen: vote from 16, stand from 18.
The test asks about voting, not becoming an elected representative yourself.
Three words for this question
- wahlberechtigteligible to vote
- Entitled to cast a vote in a particular election.
- wählbareligible to stand
- Eligible to be elected as a candidate.
- die Stadtbürgerschaftmunicipal assembly
- The elected local representative body of the municipality of Bremen.