{"id":11181,"date":"2025-08-27T14:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/?p=11181"},"modified":"2025-08-27T14:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T12:24:52","slug":"campaign-donations-under-scrutiny-legal-hurdles-for-incumbent-mayors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dombert.de\/en\/wahlkampfspenden-im-visier-rechtliche-huerden-fuer-amtierende-buergermeister\/","title":{"rendered":"Campaign donations under scrutiny: legal hurdles for incumbent mayors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11181\" class=\"elementor elementor-11181\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b56a9cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4b56a9cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6210c50b 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While their opposing candidates are allowed to accept donations without major restrictions, election officials are subject to strict anti-corruption regulations in accordance with Sections 331 and 332 of the German Criminal Code (StGB). These provisions criminalise the acceptance of benefits and bribery, making it difficult to finance election campaigns in a legally secure manner. Guest authors Dominik L\u00fcck and Matthias Einmahl shed light on the legal pitfalls and possible solutions.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/kommunal.de\/spenden-im-buergermeisterwahlkampf-recht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Click here for the article<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2079de10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2079de10\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6b66af e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d6b66af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1ecf24 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1ecf24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>DOMBERT<\/b> Lawyers <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484a7448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"484a7448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104f9982 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"104f9982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ea818 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget-tablet_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile_extra__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ea818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our work covers all legal issues and conflicts in which the state, municipalities or authorities are involved.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5deda3a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5deda3a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165faba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"165faba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dombert.de\/en\/law-firm\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about our firm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25beb4c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"25beb4c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/dombert.de\/en\/#kompetenzen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about our expertise<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>| Amtierende B\u00fcrgermeisterinnen und B\u00fcrgermeister stehen bei der Finanzierung ihres Wahlkampfs vor rechtlichen H\u00fcrden. W\u00e4hrend ihre Gegenkandidaten Spenden ohne gr\u00f6\u00dfere Einschr\u00e4nkungen annehmen d\u00fcrfen, gelten f\u00fcr Wahlbeamte strenge Vorgaben zur Korruptionsbek\u00e4mpfung nach \u00a7\u00a7 331, 332 StGB. Diese Vorschriften stellen Vorteilsannahme und Bestechung unter Strafe und erschweren dadurch eine rechtssichere Wahlkampffinanzierung. 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