Detailed description
State elections are elections in which the citizens of a federal state elect the members of the state parliament. The state parliament is the parliament of a federal state and plays an important role in legislation and oversight of the state government.
There are no state elections in Hamburg because it is a city-state. A city-state is both a city and a federal state, meaning the usual distinctions between cities and federal states don't apply. Therefore, Hamburg doesn't elect a state parliament, but rather the Bürgerschaft (Bürgerschaft), which forms Hamburg's parliament and performs the same functions as a state parliament.
The election results of the state election are determined by a personalized proportional representation system, whereby voters can cast their votes for parties and voter associations, as well as for candidates. The votes are counted in the constituency by the electoral board. The district electoral committee determines the results in the respective district after reviewing the election records from the constituencies, and the state electoral committee determines the results for the state. The results and the distribution of seats are announced publicly.