Wahlprüfungsbeschwerde: preclusion of substantive review via reference to reporter’s letter under § 24 BVerfGG

The Federal Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint against a parliamentary election as manifestly unfounded at the preliminary stage, leaving the original election results and legislative composition unchanged. The dispute concerned a constitutional challenge to the validity of a member of the German Bundestag's election, alleging violations of electoral law. The Court rejected the complaint by referring to the Reporter's letter of March 28, 2019, which outlined that the allegations lacked merit, and explicitly waived providing a further substantive justification in accordance with § 24 Sentence 2 of the Federal Constitutional Court Act (BVerfGG), which permits the omission of reasons when the dismissal is based on an existing written opinion.