Overview

• Polling runs from 8:00 to 18:00 at 185 locations, with results counted on Sunday evening.
• The proposal would select 2,000 representative residents for three years, starting at €1,346 per month plus health insurance, with payments indexed to inflation and credited against recipients’ own income.
• Organizers estimate about €50 million in costs, including roughly €42 million for payments and €8 million for preparation and accompanying research.
• All parliamentary groups except the Left oppose the plan, with SPD and Greens citing high costs and limited scientific value and the CDU calling it an immature project; the AfD urges a no vote.
• This is a renewed attempt after the Hamburg Constitutional Court blocked an earlier referendum in 2023, prompting a revised draft and relaunch.