Decree on the Act on the Organisation and Management of the Cantonal Parliament (Rules of Procedure of the Cantonal Parliament) - Opening (CEP)

1. Until the election of the District Council Presidency, the oldest council member shall chair the meeting (seniority presidency).

2. This member is supported by 6 additional council members designated by the political factions, who together with the senior member form the provisional executive committee.

1. The provisional executive committee determines the seating arrangement in the county council chamber upon the proposal of the state chancellery and in agreement with the parliamentary groups.

1. Members of the council whose personal interests are directly affected by a matter shall disclose this conflict of interest when they express their views on the matter in the county council, in the executive management, in a commission, or in a parliamentary group.

1. The management supervises compliance with the obligation of disclosure.

2. It may request council members to register in the register of interests.

3. The register of interests is published on the Internet.

1. Dispensations up to 3 months are granted by the management, while the district governor grants those for a longer duration. Dispensations for an indefinite period are not granted.

1. Resignation or relocation from the canton during the term of office must be communicated in writing to the president of the Cantonal Council.

2. If a mandate expires due to death, resignation, relocation, incompatibility, or for other reasons, the president of the Cantonal Council informs the Cantonal Council and instructs the State Chancellery to determine the succeeding council member.

1. Council members receive the necessary documents and the official gazette with the continuous chronological collection of laws upon their assumption of office.

1. The State Chancellery organizes courses on behalf of the management for council members to introduce them to parliamentary work and to provide political further education.

2. It may enable council members to participate in courses conducted by other entities.

1. The compensation consists of an annual base amount of CHF 4,700, a meeting allowance of CHF 55 per hour, and a travel allowance of CHF 0.70 per kilometer.

2. The annual base amount covers expenses for document study, public relations work, catering, loss of earnings, caregiving duties, other inconveniences, retirement expenses, insurance, and similar items.

3. Meeting allowances are granted for participation in meetings of the Cantonal Council, the Executive Board, the Commissions, and Subcommissions, as well as for the preparation of commission reports. Partial hours are rounded up to the next half hour.

4. As travel compensation, an annual subscription to the regional tariff association can be obtained.

1. The chairpersons of the district council and the presidiums of the commissions and subcommissions receive double the session allowance for presiding over meetings.

2. The chairperson of the district council also receives an annual representation allowance of CHF 6,000.

3. The chairpersons of the parliamentary groups receive an additional compensation of CHF 2,150 annually.

4. The executive committee decides on compensations for other extraordinary demands.

1. The following contributions are allocated to the factions

a. * Base amount per faction per year CHF 16,000.-;

b. * Additional amount per member per year CHF 700.-.

1. At the beginning of each term of office, the management may request the county council to adjust the compensations for inflation.

1. The District Council elects at the first session of each term of office and at the last session of the official year for the duration of one year

a. * the District Council Presidency;

b. * the Vice Presidencies of the District Council;

c. * ...

d. * the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the Government Council.

1. The District Council Presidency has the following additional responsibilities

a. * It exercises the right of the house.

b. * It oversees the work of the committees.

c. * It signs, together with the district clerk, the resolutions, letters, and minutes.

d. * It informs the district council of the submissions addressed to the council.

e. * It forwards the resolutions on cantonal referendums and cantonal initiatives to the Federal Assembly.

1. The Vice Presidencies maintain the speakers' list and grant the floor during the council meetings.

1. If the Presidency of the District Council and the Vice Presidencies are absent, the District Council shall appoint a deputy for the District Council Presidency and the Vice Presidency. These elections shall be overseen by a member of the administrative management.

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1. The Executive Committee convenes at the invitation of the Presidium of the District Council or at the request of a faction presidium.

2. The Executive Committee has the following further duties

a. It schedules the regular meetings of the District Council.

b. It regulates the procurement and distribution of proposals.

c. It assigns proposals and submissions to one or more committees and determines the lead responsibility.

d. It submits recommendations to the District Council regarding the formation and size of special committees and the direct handling of proposals.

e. It coordinates committee activities together with the presidia of the permanent committees.

f. It approves the minutes of the District Council.

g. It enforces the rules of procedure and proposes any necessary amendments.

h. It decides on the allocation of seats on the press gallery.

i. It elects the members of the Inter-parliamentary Business Audit Committees upon the proposal of the factions.

j. It proposes to the District Council the conduct of fundamental debates, the time limitation of debates, and the joint consideration of substantively related issues.

k. It discusses the stance and approach of the District Council in jurisdictional disputes with the Government Council.

l. It addresses the issues of parliamentary work assigned to it for assessment by the Executive Committee or by factions.

m. It decides on the allocation of committee seats in accordance with § 27 paragraph 2 of the District Council Act.

1. The commissions are tasked with submitting a written report and proposal to the district council concerning the matters referred to them.

2. The commissions may also, within their area of responsibility, address issues on their own initiative and submit parliamentary motions.

1. The commissions may invite experts not affiliated with the administration and the courts, with notification to the directors and the court presidency.

2. If costs arise from this, they must be submitted to the executive management for approval beforehand.

1. The Government Council (generally the competent directorate) is required to present to the commissions, upon their request, particularly the preliminary drafts for legislative work, the consultation submissions, and the expert opinions.

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1. If a matter is assigned to multiple committees, the presidencies shall agree on the distribution of tasks or on joint deliberation and reporting. The non-leading committee may submit an additional report to the council.

2. The presidencies of the permanent committees may regularly receive the minutes of the other permanent committees, except those of the Audit Committee, the Petitions Committee, and the Editorial Committee.

1. The commissions may divide into subcommissions for the handling of specific issues. The commission elects the presidiums.

2. The subcommissions report to the commission and submit their proposals to it.

1. The presidiums of the commissions shall have the members invited in writing by the State Chancellery. 1/3 of the members, at least 3, may request the convening of a meeting.

2. The rules of procedure of the district council shall apply mutatis mutandis to the deliberations. The presidiums of the commissions are responsible for the timely and appropriate execution of the tasks.

3. The commissions can independently regulate the remaining procedure within the framework of the rules of procedure.

1. The parliamentary groups appoint 1 deputy for each committee in addition to the members they are entitled to. If a parliamentary group is entitled to 3 or more committee seats, they appoint 2 deputies.

1. The minutes are approved by the commissions. In addition to the commission members and their substitutes, they are regularly distributed to the following persons

a. * The members of the government council;

b. * ...

c. * The members of the executive board upon their request;

d. One representative of those parties that do not reach faction size, upon his or her request.

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For the purpose of minute-taking, an audio recording is made of the commission meetings. The audio recording can be automatically transcribed into a text format.

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The audio recording is not to be used for any other purpose and will be deleted after 90 days, unless the approval of the minutes is pending. In this case, the deletion of the audio recording will occur immediately after the approval of the minutes.

2. The remaining council members can view and obtain the minutes at any time and on a case-by-case basis.

3. The commissions are authorized to declare their minutes fully or partially confidential and thus restrict the circle of persons entitled to view and obtain them.

1. The chairpersons of the committees remind participants in committee meetings, who are not members of the council, of the duty to maintain official secrecy (§ 22 paragraph 2 of the District Council Act).

2. The same obligation applies to the chairpersons of the political groups during their group meetings.

1. The commissions generally deliberate and make decisions after the conclusion of the hearings and in the absence of the individuals being interrogated.

2. If employees of the cantonal administration or the courts are invited to a hearing, the competent authority must be informed of this.

1. The commissions may inform the public about their negotiations through media information.

2. The commissions may hold media conferences.

1. The committees shall appoint a rapporteur for each subject of discussion. If there are minority motions, they must be included in the reports with justification. They can be represented before the council by a minority rapporteur.

2. The minorities have the right to publish their own reports concurrently with the committee report.

3. Committees dealing with extensive matters may periodically submit interim reports on the progress of their work to the council and request acknowledgment.

4. If a committee decides to temporarily defer a proposal, it must submit a corresponding request to the council.

1. The permanent committees of the Cantonal Parliament are

a. the Construction and Planning Committee;

b. the Education, Culture, and Sports Committee;

c. the Finance Committee (see § 62 of the Cantonal Parliament Act);

d. the Business Audit Committee (see § 61 of the Cantonal Parliament Act);

e. the Justice and Security Committee;

f. the Personnel Committee;

g. the Petitions Committee;

h. the Environmental Protection and Energy Committee;

i. the Economic and Health Committee.

2. The Cantonal Parliament elects the members of the permanent committees in the first session of the legislative period upon the proposal of the parliamentary groups for a duration of 4 years or until they leave the parliamentary group.

1. The Construction and Planning Commission handles for the attention of the Cantonal Council the proposals concerning

a. * the construction and civil engineering, insofar as structural aspects are at the forefront; proposals with predominantly conceptual content are referred by the executive to the appropriate commission;

b. spatial planning;

c. private and public transport;

d. the acquisition of land and real estate for the construction projects of the canton.

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3. The Construction and Planning Commission consists of 13 members.

1. The Education, Culture, and Sports Commission processes for the attention of the Cantonal Parliament the proposals concerning

a. vocational guidance;

b. vocational education and training;

c. the cantonal library;

d. cultural promotion;

e. museums and archaeology;

f. music schools;

g. schools, universities, and homes;

h. sports.

2. The Education, Culture, and Sports Commission consists of 13 members.

1. The Finance Commission addresses for the attention of the Cantonal Parliament

a. * proposals related to the taxation system;

b. all other proposals that fall within the jurisdiction of the Finance and Church Directorate, as long as they do not concern personnel matters;

c. * the annual accounts of the Cantonal Bank, the Basel-Landschaft Pension Fund, the state funds and foundations, and the dependent public-law organizations;

d. * the government program.

2. Additionally, the duties of the Finance Commission are governed by § 62 of the Cantonal Parliament Act.

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3. The Finance Commission consists of 13 members.

1. The tasks of the Audit Commission are governed by § 61 of the Council Act.

1bis It handles for the attention of the Council

a. * ...

b. * ...

c. the proposal of the governing council regarding the status of the motions and postulates that have not been fulfilled within the legal deadline since their submission.

2. The Audit Commission consists of 15 members.

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1. The responsibilities of the Interparliamentary Business Audit Commissions are governed by Section 61a of the District Council Act and the respective state treaties.

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1. The Justice and Security Commission deals with the proposals to the attention of the Cantonal Council regarding

a. the amendment or supplementation of the cantonal constitution;

b. data protection;

c. inheritance law;

d. the judicial system;

e. national defense;

f. the notary system;

g. public registers;

h. law enforcement;

i. the execution of sentences and measures.

2. The Justice and Security Commission consists of 13 members.

1. The Personnel Commission handles matters concerning

a. personnel affairs;

b. the pension fund.

2. Cantonal employees may not be members of the Personnel Commission.

3. The Personnel Commission consists of 9 members.

1. The Petitions Committee generally reviews petitions, requests for citizenship, and clemency requests addressed to the District Council.

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3. Members who have acted in an individual case as a judge, public prosecutor, investigator, legal representative, or as officials of child and adult protection, or who have participated in the execution of sentences, must recuse themselves from deliberations in the Committee and the District Council.

4. The Petitions Committee consists of 7 members.

1. The Environmental Protection and Energy Commission processes for the attention of the Cantonal Council the proposals regarding

a. Waste management;

b. Soil protection;

c. Energy;

d. Water protection;

e. Heritage and monument protection;

f. Noise protection;

g. Air hygiene;

h. Nature and landscape protection;

i. Safety inspectorate.

2. The Environmental Protection and Energy Commission consists of 13 members.

1. The Economic and Health Commission handles proposals for the attention of the Cantonal Parliament regarding

a. the labor market;

b. forestry;

c. * ...

d. health and elder care;

e. agriculture;

f. the Rhine ports;

g. * hospital services, excluding the annual reports of the Basel-Land Cantonal Hospital and the Basel-Land Psychiatry;

h. economic promotion.

2. The Economic and Health Commission consists of 13 members.

1. Special commissions fulfill their mandate by completing the tasks assigned to them and dissolve by resolution of the District Council.

1. Council members for whom there is a reasonable suspicion of bias cannot be members of the Parliamentary Investigation Committee (PUK).

2. In cases of dispute, the district council decides.

1. Documents of the Parliamentary Investigation Committee pursuant to § 65 paragraph 1 of the Landrat Act are

a. Expert reports;

b. Examination and hearing protocols;

c. Written information provided to the Parliamentary Investigation Committee;

d. Documents issued to the Parliamentary Investigation Committee.

1. The State Chancellery has the following additional tasks

a. It maintains the register of completed and pending affairs.

b. It manages the accounting of the State Council.

c. It organizes the usher and secretarial services during State Council meetings.

d. It arranges workspaces for the council members.

e. It attends to visitors who visit the State Council in groups.

2. The State Chancellery supports the commissions, subcommissions, and as far as possible, the factions by taking on administrative tasks and assisting in the preparation of commission reports.

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b. * ...

c. * ...

1. The commissions may issue assignments to financial control, in accordance with the Financial Control Act, by notifying the Finance Commission, the Executive Board, and the Government Council or the Cantonal Court.

**1. Motions and Postulates must be submitted in writing and signed to the Landrat President within 15 minutes after the start of the Landrat session. They may be orally justified in the same session.**

**2. The Landrat discusses motions and postulates at one of the following Landrat sessions after the Government Council's statement. It decides whether they should be referred to the Government Council.**

**2bis. If the Government Council proposes the rejection of a motion or a postulate, or the conversion of a motion into a postulate, it must justify its proposal in writing.**

**3. If the Government Council is willing to accept a motion as a motion or a postulate, a consultation only takes place if a contrary proposal is made from the floor of the Landrat.**

**4. If a motion or a postulate consists of several requests, these can be voted on individually.**

**5. The proposer may change the wording of a motion or a postulate during the consultation or convert a motion into a postulate.**

**5bis. If the proposer is absent or no longer belongs to the Landrat, the corresponding faction presidency may convert a motion into a postulate.**

**6. A proposal for shortening the consideration period of a motion or postulate must be included in the wording of the proposal when submitted. The proposal must be voted on immediately after the referral decision.**

1. Motions and postulates are formally considered fulfilled when the Executive Council presents a proposal or a report. If the responsible committee unanimously decides to write off the motion or postulate during the processing of a report, this decision is final. Otherwise, the decision on the write-off rests with the Cantonal Council. If the write-off is rejected, the mandate to the Executive Council remains.

1bis. If the Executive Council is willing to accept a motion or a postulate and simultaneously requests its write-off, it must justify the write-off request in writing.

2. Regarding the status of processing motions and postulates that are not fulfilled within the legal deadline since their referral, the Executive Council must present a special proposal simultaneously with the annual report. The Cantonal Council decides whether these motions and postulates are to be maintained or written off.

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1. Procedural Motions must be submitted in writing and signed to the District Council Presidency no later than 15 minutes after the start of the District Council meeting. They may be orally justified at the same meeting. The executive committee must address them in one of the subsequent meetings.

1. Interpellations must be submitted in writing and signed to the County Council Presidium up to 15 minutes after the beginning of the County Council meeting. They may be orally substantiated at the same session.

2. The interpellant may in all cases make a brief statement in response to the government council's reply. A discussion takes place only if decided by the County Council.

1. Motions, Postulates, and Interpellations may be addressed immediately after their justification upon request, provided that 2/3 of the voting members declare them to be urgent. In this case, the Government Council must provide a statement during the same session.

1. Requests for resolutions must be submitted in writing and signed to the Council Presidency within 15 minutes after the commencement of the Council meeting. They may be orally justified during the same meeting. They will be immediately deliberated upon if the Council so decides.

2. Resolutions adopted by the Council shall be published and delivered to the recipients.

1. Question Time takes place at the beginning of the afternoon session. A maximum of 3 sub-questions may be posed. These must be concisely formulated and submitted in writing to the State Chancellery by no later than Monday, 5:00 PM, prior to the respective session.

2. The written questions are compiled by the State Chancellery and distributed to the Cantonal Parliament along with the responses from the Government Council.

3. The questioner is entitled to pose up to 2 supplementary questions. Any other member of the parliament may ask 1 additional supplementary question.

4. Question Time generally does not last longer than 30 minutes.

1. Written inquiries must be submitted to the district council's presidency, signed, with precise questions and a brief justification, no later than 15 minutes after the start of the district council meeting.

2. The answer will be published.

1. Parliamentary initiatives must be submitted in writing and signed to the office of the Landratspräsidium within 15 minutes after the start of the Landrat meeting. They may be orally justified during the same session.

2. The Landrat deliberates on parliamentary initiatives at one of the subsequent Landrat sessions following the statement by the government council. It decides whether the parliamentary initiative should be referred to a committee.

1. The commission reviews the parliamentary initiative. It may propose amendments or draft a counterproposal.

2. If the member of the council who submitted the parliamentary initiative is not a member of the commission, they shall be heard by the commission.

3. The commission submits the result of its deliberations to the government council and interested parties for comments.

1. Upon conclusion of its deliberations, the commission submits a proposal to the district council. This proposal meets the requirements of a submission from the government council.

1. The district administrator processes the commission's proposal in the same manner as a proposal from the council of ministers and the courts.

2. The council of ministers presents its position on the proposal during the deliberation.

1. Proposals may be discussed if they have been made accessible to the council members 8 days in advance.

2. The district council may decide on exceptions to paragraph 1 with a 2/3 majority of the votes cast.

1. The proposals of the Government Council and the courts shall include

a. a brief overview of the objectives and content of the proposal;

b. the results of the consultation process;

c. a concise description of the current legal situation, if it is to be amended;

d. discussions on the legal implications of the proposal;

e. * explanations regarding the financial, economic, social, ecological, and significant regional impacts of the proposal;

ebis. * explanations regarding the financial and other impacts of the proposal on the municipalities;

f. an indication of compliance or non-compliance with the government program or the annual program;

g. * explanations regarding the handling of parliamentary initiatives;

h. * explanations regarding any potential impacts in the field of information technology;

i. * explanations regarding any potential impacts on the achievement of equality for persons with disabilities.

2. Proposals concerning information technology projects must provide information about

a. the lead directorate, the project management, and the steering committee;

b. the compilation of total costs, including evidence of internal personnel resources;

c. the project schedule, including the start date, end date, and milestones;

d. the justification of the evaluation results;

e. the internal and external communication plan;

f. the training concept;

g. the internal and external project controlling;

h. the risks and the management of risks.

1. The District Administrator may issue guidelines for further processing when approving fundamental plans of governmental activities.

1. The executive council shall also provide the legislative assembly with information in the annual report on the pending popular initiatives, parliamentary motions that have not yet been written off, as well as the status of initiated legislative work, planning, and contract negotiations.

2. The annual report must be submitted to the legislative assembly by no later than mid-April.

1. The executive board or the canton council refers the proposals to a committee for preliminary consultation, unless the canton council decides to either handle the matter directly or to refer it to a committee only after a fundamental debate.

1. All constitutional, legislative, and decree provisions are to be reviewed by the Editorial Commission in terms of language and systematics before being deliberated in the Regional Council.

2. The Editorial Commission is not permitted to alter the content of the provisions under review.

3. The Editorial Commission is composed of 3-5 members. These members are elected for a term of four years upon the recommendation of the Regional Clerk by the executive management.

4. The Regional Clerk or Deputy Regional Clerk presides over the Editorial Commission. Permanent members include individuals from the Regional Council, the State Chancellery, and the cantonal administration.

5. The Editorial Commission may invite the chair of the preparatory commission, individuals from the relevant directorate of the cantonal administration, and external experts to its consultations.

1. As a rule, it is first discussed and decided whether

a. to proceed with the consideration of the proposal;

b. to refer the proposal back for amendment or review;

c. to dispose of the proposal by not entering into consideration.

1bis. If the committee's motion is unopposed and entering into consideration is undisputed, a debate on consideration only takes place by unanimous decision of the preparatory committee or if it is decided by the legislative assembly by a 2/3 majority upon request. No discussion is held on the request to conduct a debate on consideration.

2. If no motion for non-consideration or referral back is made, entering into consideration is deemed decided.

2bis. If motions for consideration, non-consideration, and referral back are made simultaneously, a vote is first taken on consideration and non-consideration.

3. If non-consideration is decided, the proposal is disposed of.

1. Following the commencement, a detailed consultation is carried out paragraph by paragraph or section by section.

2. The District Administrator may, at the request of the preliminary advisory commission or the District Council Presidium, waive the detailed consultation.

1. All bills for constitutional amendments and laws or amendments to laws shall be deliberated twice. A double deliberation may also be decided for other bills.

1bis. Partnership-related bills shall be deliberated twice if the State Council creates a discrepancy with a previous decision of the Grand Council or if the Grand Council creates a discrepancy with a previous decision of the State Council.

2. The two readings generally take place on two different meeting days. The final vote on the acceptance or rejection of the bill is conducted only after the last deliberation.

1. The District Administrator cannot modify the content of state treaties and other contracts.

1. The District Council exercises the federal participation rights granted to the canton in the Federal Constitution (Art. 86, 89, 89bis, and 93 FC) upon the proposal of the Government Council or through a motion from within its ranks.

1. Petitions are initially reviewed by the Petitions Committee or the Directorate. If they pertain to pending matters or the administration of the cantonal government or the courts, they may be referred to the relevant committee or the Ombudsperson.

2. The Cantonal Council can forward the petitions to the Government Council as a motion, postulate, or for their information.

1. If a person presents a matter to the District Governor or one of their commissions that also falls within the jurisdiction of the Ombudsperson, the procedure is to be coordinated pursuant to § 8a of the Ombudsman Act.

1. The Executive Council and the commissions may submit reports to the Cantonal Council, which serve solely for informational and strategic purposes.

2. The Cantonal Council may hold a debate on such reports upon the decision of the Steering Committee.

3. The Cantonal Council may acknowledge reports either with approval or disapproval. With acknowledgment, the matter is considered resolved.

1. The Government Council may make oral statements before the Cantonal Parliament regarding important events, its own decisions, and reports from the cantonal administration or from third parties.

2. The Cantonal Parliament may conduct a debate on this.

1. If a meeting of the district council does not exceptionally take place in the district council hall in Liestal, the state chancellery shall publicly announce the meeting location.

1. The meetings of the District Council generally take place biweekly on a Thursday. The presidency of the District Council sends a written invitation to the council members and the members of the Government Council, including the agenda, at least 8 days in advance.

2. The session invitation defines the meeting times as binding. In exceptional cases, particularly to conclude the discussion of a matter, the presidency of the District Council may order an extension of up to half an hour. An extension beyond this requires the consent of 2/3 of the voting members.

1. If the ability to conduct proceedings is doubted during the district council meeting, the district council presidency must have it determined. If the district council is unable to conduct proceedings, the district council presidency shall end the meeting.

2. The presence and the ability to conduct proceedings are determined by the district clerk.

1. The management determines the content and order of the agenda for the next session of the district council following the preceding session.

1bis. In urgent cases, the district council presidency may order a change in the order of the agenda items on the day of the session.

2. On the day of the session, new business may only be added with the consent of 2/3 of those voting.

3. On the day of the session, business may be removed from the agenda by a simple majority. Parliamentary motions may only be removed under the same condition if the initiator of the motion is absent and no substitute has been designated.

1. Anyone wishing to speak during the deliberation must report to the Vice-Presidencies. Speaking permission is generally granted in the following order

a. The Committee Rapporteurs;

b. The Applicants;

c. The Representatives of the Parliamentary Groups;

d. The Other Council Members.

2. Members of the Governing Council may speak upon their request.

3. Typically, a council member is allowed to speak on the same subject only twice. The rapporteurs and members of the Governing Council are exempt from this provision.

4. If the Presidency of the Land Council wishes to participate in the deliberation, it shall hand over the chairmanship to a Vice-President for the duration of the deliberation.

5. As long as a Vice-President is not leading the session, they may also register on the speaking list.

6. Permission to speak on procedural matters is granted upon request out of the regular order. The speaker must limit remarks to the formal handling of the subject of deliberation or to the application of the rules of procedure.

1. The District Administrator may deliberate on several matters together if they are factually related.

1. Motions pertain to the acceptance, amendment, or rejection of a proposal or individual parts of a proposal.

2. Motions must be submitted in writing to the Office of the District President.

1. Motions Regarding the Budget in the Task and Financial Plan (Budget Motions) Concern the Amendment or Deletion of a Budget Credit.

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b. * ...

2. Motions Regarding the Subsequent 3 Years of the Task and Financial Plan (AFP Motions) Concern the Inclusion, Amendment, or Deletion of Additional Elements of the Task and Financial Plan.

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1. Applications for the task and financial plan must be submitted no later than the 2nd regular October district council meeting. If only one regular October district council meeting takes place, they must be submitted no later than the 1st November district council meeting.

2. They may be orally justified at the meeting at which they are presented to the district council.

3. The governing council and the finance commission shall comment on the applications during the deliberation of the task and financial plan.

1. Procedural motions concern the deliberation process and include the following

a. Postponement of deliberations;

b. Referral of the matter to a committee;

c. Rejection of proposals after a decision to proceed has been made;

d. Closure of the speaker list;

dbis. * Conclusion of the deliberation in accordance with § 82 paragraph 2;

e. * Reconsideration of decisions made after detailed deliberation and before the final vote;

f. * Interruption or termination of the session of the Landrat (Regional Council).

2. If a procedural motion is made during the deliberation of a substantive matter, the deliberation shall be restricted to this procedural motion and a vote on it shall take place before the general deliberation is continued.

1. Each council member may make a personal statement to refute attacks on their person.

2. The factions may issue statements regarding specific incidents.

1. The District Council Presidency concludes the deliberation when the list of speakers is exhausted.

2. The conclusion of the deliberation can be decided upon request, provided that the representatives of the parties have spoken and all motions are justified.

1. The protocol shall include reference to the records of the discussed matters, the main points of the discussion votes, the motions, the voting and election results, the resolutions, as well as the communications from the Office of the President of the Cantonal Council.

2. Audio and video recordings of the proceedings shall be made, stored, made publicly accessible, and archived. The written version of the protocol, pursuant to paragraph 1, shall be authoritative.

2bis. To protect legitimate interests in accordance with § 55 paragraph 2 of the Cantonal Council Act, the publication of the recordings may be omitted in individual cases.

3. The protocol will generally be published before the next session of the Cantonal Council. Objections must be submitted to the Executive Committee without delay. If the Executive Committee has rejected a proposal for amendments, it must inform the applicant thereof.

4. The applicant may appeal the decision of the Executive Committee to the Cantonal Council within 5 days of notification.

1. Prior to the vote, the District Council Presidency provides an overview of the motions submitted and presents a proposal regarding the order of the votes. Objections to this proposal must be addressed immediately.

2. Sub-amendments must be voted on before amendments, and amendments before main motions. In any vote, no more than two motions may be compared against each other.

1. Voting is conducted using the electronic voting system.

2. The management may issue guidelines.

3. Voting results and voting behavior are displayed on screens.

4. The presidency of the district council announces the voting results.

5. Voting results and voting behavior are made publicly accessible on the internet in the form of a name list.

6. Voting by raising hands is conducted

a. in special cases, by order of the presidency of the district council;

b. if the electronic voting system fails to function.

7. In the cases according to paragraph 6, the presidency of the district council determines whether the majority is unequivocal or whether the votes need to be counted. Any council member may request a recount.

8. The presidency of the district council may vote and casts the deciding vote in the event of a tie.

1. In a vote pursuant to § 85 paragraph 5, the names of the voters along with their decisions must be recorded in the minutes.

1. Council members must confirm to the State Chancellery at least 24 hours before the commencement of the Council meeting that there is an absence defined as unavoidable by the management, and they wish to participate in Council votes in absentia according to § 57a of the Council Act.

2. If the quorums established by the management are met, the State Chancellery determines that voting in absentia is possible and communicates this to the council members.

3. The procedure and IT resources for participating in votes in absentia must ensure the authentication of the council members concerned and the accurate determination of the voting results.

4. Votes will not be repeated if absent council members were unable to cast their votes due to technical reasons.

1. The County Council Presidency may participate in the election.

2. Elected by an absolute majority is the candidate who has received more than half of the valid votes.

3. Elected by a relative majority is the candidate who has received the most valid votes.

1. In the event of a tie in the second ballot, a third ballot shall be conducted. If the votes are still tied, the decision shall be made by drawing lots conducted by the district council chairperson.

2. If multiple similar individual elections are to be conducted, the district council may decide to carry out all the elections in a single voting process.

1. The election of several members of a body occurs simultaneously on a list. This list must not contain more names than the number of people to be elected. Any excess names will be removed from the end of the list.

2. The absolute majority is calculated by dividing the number of valid votes by twice the number of positions to be filled. The next higher whole number following the quotient is the absolute majority.

3. If more candidates achieve the absolute majority than there are positions to be filled, those with the higher number of votes are elected. Should there be an excess of elected candidates due to an equal number of votes, a second round of voting takes place where the relative majority applies. If there is still a tie, the decision is made by a draw conducted by the presidency of the district council.

4. If fewer candidates achieve the absolute majority than there are positions to be filled, a second round of voting takes place where the relative majority applies. If a tie occurs, the decision is made by a draw conducted by the presidency of the district council.

1. The District Administrator and its bodies support the media in reporting on the activities of the District Council.

2. To perform their duties, the media have access to the press gallery and workrooms.

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1. The District Council Presidency interprets the rules of procedure on a case-by-case basis.

2. The District Council President may decide on extraordinary procedures not provided for in the District Council Act and the rules of procedure with a two-thirds majority of those voting. These procedures must not contradict the District Council Act.

1. The executive board, the commissions, the parliamentary groups, and the members of the council may at any time request an amendment to the rules of procedure through a procedural motion.

2. The executive board or a special commission must submit a corresponding proposal.

1. The Rules of Procedure shall come into force together with the County Council Act.