Since 2005, the German Bundestag offers the possibility to submit individual petitions through the use of an Internet form . In 2009, following a pilot experiment, it established the category of “public petitions” for issues of common interest, which can be supported by electronic signatures . Since 2011, data have been available that allow an analysis of this electronic petition system . These data show that the number of individual petitions through the online offer has not increased, online “public petitions” found only weak resonance, with mass petitions still having their largest popularity outside the Internet, the online-fo- rums for debate are platforms for a small minority, and registered users are mostly unique visitors and not permanent users . Although the online portal of the petitions committee of the German Bundestag (Petitionsausschuss des Deutschen Bundestages) makes it easier for citizens to turn to Parliament with their concerns, it is only used by a small minority and thus is similar to the reception rate of offers of similar kinds in the Internet . Its limited range is also a consequence of the constraints inherent to the Internet especially when it comes to political forums . The primacy or even exclusiveness of the digital world would therefore be contrary to the basic right of equal access to political participation, which is guaranteed in the German constitution . [ZParl, vol . 47 (2016), no . 4, pp . 867 - 877]
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