Art. 24 Languages Act of the Canton of Graubünden (SpG) - 5. Language Change

1. The transition from a monolingual to a multilingual municipality and vice versa, as well as from a multilingual to a German-speaking municipality, is subject to a referendum. A corresponding application requires that the proportion of members of the native language community has fallen below 40 percent when transitioning from a monolingual to a multilingual municipality, and below 20 percent when transitioning from a multilingual to a German-speaking municipality.

2. A language transition is considered approved if, in the transition from a monolingual to a multilingual municipality, the majority, and in the transition from a multilingual to a German-speaking municipality, two-thirds of the voters, after deducting blank and invalid votes, agree to the transition.

3. Resolutions regarding language transitions require approval by the government.

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