Elec­tions for the governing boards of social insurance insti­tu­tions at TK

Your choice, your vote, your TK!

In April and May 2023, all eligible TK members will be able to cast their vote to select representatives for the Supervisory Board. These representatives perform their duties on a voluntary basis.

This Board is dedicated to representing and advocating the interests of insurees. Its work is based on three pillars with the following objectives:

• to position and align TK financially to ensure that its insurees receive the best possible benefits now and in the future
• to facilitate innovative benefits and services and support medical advances
• to take a position on health policy for the community of insures

Just like all other approved alternative health insurance funds (or "Ersatzkassen" in German), TK is a self-governing body incorporated under public law. This means it is responsible for carrying out its work within the scope of the legal framework and any other applicable legislation. 

For the first time this year, members can vote by post or online. The deadline for voting is 31 May 2023. All postal and online votes must be received by TK on this date by midnight at the latest.

How to vote

For the first time this year, you can either vote by post or online. You will receive the necessary documents in good time.

Voting in the Sozialwahl social security elections to choose the governing boards of social security institutions couldn’t be easier. All TK members who are eligible to vote will receive their voting documents by post in April 2023.

Play it safe and vote immediately

The deadline for voting is 31 May 2023. Postal and online votes must be received by TK no later than midnight on this date. If you want to play it safe, you should leave your cross straight away and return the ballot by post free of charge or online immediately.

With your vote you can select one of the lists of candidates applying for the 15 seats on the TK Supervisory Board in the 2023 Sozialwahl. Details in German of the election manifestos can be found in the member magazines "MGZN" and "Das Magazin" as well as online.

The TK Electoral Committee approved the following lists of candidates in January 2023.

List 1: TK-Gemeinschaft, unabhängige Versichertengemeinschaft der Techniker Krankenkasse e.V. [TK Community - the independent insuree community of TK]

List 2: BfA DRV-Gemeinschaft - Die Unabhängigen - Interessengemeinschaft der Versicherten und Rentner in der deutschen Sozialversicherung e. V. [BfA DRV-Gemeinschaft - The independents - Community of interests of insurees and pensioners in the German social insurance system]

List 3: ver.di - Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft in der TK [ver.di - United Services Trade Union at TK]

List 4: IG Metall in der TK [Industrial Union of Metal Workers at TK]

Voting documents

The voting documents consist of a cover letter with an integrated ballot envelope and ballot paper. The TK ballot papers are blue. These differ significantly from the white ballot papers of the Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund [German Pension Fund] which many people will also receive in the run-up to the elections.

It couldn’t be easier. You can either vote online or by post:

To vote online

To vote online you must first register and authenticate yourself. This can be done in one of two ways:

• 1st option: Registration with your insurance number / eHealth card. Enter your insurance number which is on the front of your health card. On the back of the eHealth card, you will find the card's identification number. Enter the last six digits. Please also enter the electoral code (the Wahlkennzeichen in German) you received with your voting documents. This can be found on the red envelope.
• 2nd option: Registration with the AusweisApp2 app. For this purpose, you can register with your identity card or with your electronic residence permit/proof of identity. The AusweisApp2 app must have been started on your device before you log in. Please also enter the electoral code (Wahlkennzeichen) you received with your voting documents.
• To cast your vote, select one of the lists on the ballot paper by clicking on the round white box on the right-hand edge in the list name field. Once you have selected one of the lists, you can check your selection in the next step and change it, if necessary.

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To vote by post

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• Place your cross against one of the lists on the ballot paper.
• Separate the ballot envelope from the election cover letter.
• Only put the ballot paper from TK in the red ballot envelope. Do not return the cover letter, otherwise your vote will be invalid!
• Seal the ballot envelope and post it in your nearest postbox. The ballot envelope is already addressed and can be returned unstamped. Please note that the ballot envelope is your personal voter ID card. You must return your vote in this envelope otherwise your vote will be invalid. This envelope must be sent without sender details and without any further marking.

Blind and visually impaired voters can apply to TK for a free voting template with audio CD.  These voters can apply their own cross by means of this aid.

Ballot secrecy is guaranteed

There is a personal and encrypted code that is unrelated to your TK membership number on the ballot envelope. This encrypted number is proof of your eligibility to vote and functions as a poll card. Your eligibility to vote can be checked up to election day using this code. However, the ballot paper envelope must not be opened under any circumstances. After election day, only persons who do not know the encryption procedure will open the ballot envelopes to count the ballot papers. This means your vote remains secret.

Did you not receive the voting documents? 

If you are eligible to vote, but have not received your documents by 11 May 2023, please contact the special TK service number for the election of the governing boards of social security institutions: 040 - 46 06 62 54 50.

For more details on the social security elections, go to sozialwahl.de/english