Art. 70 Constitution of the Canton of Obwalden (Cantonal Constitution, KV) (Kantonsverfassung, KV) - Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

1. The responsibilities of the Cantonal Council include

1. the deliberation on proposals and submission of motions to the popular vote;

2. the interpretation of the cantonal constitution, laws, and ordinances, but never in a case pending before a judge;

3. the overall supervision of the state administration and the judiciary, particularly the examination and approval of accountability reports;

4. the preparation of the annual budget as well as the examination and approval of the state, administrative, and fund accounts;

5. * the adoption of all expenditures prescribed to the canton by federal law or for which the Cantonal Council is authorized by law, and, subject to the financial referendum, all freely determinable, single expenditures and annually recurring expenditures for the same purpose that do not fall within the responsibility of the government council;

6. * the acquisition of land to secure land reserves for cantonal functions;

7. the decision-making regarding the admission and renewal of long-term loans;

8. * the exercise of the right of pardon in cases of imprisonment;

9. the resolution of jurisdictional conflicts between cantonal authorities and between a cantonal and a municipal authority;

10. * the decision on the constitutional admissibility and the handling of submitted popular initiatives;

11. * ...

12. the exercise of the rights afforded to the canton vis-à-vis the Confederation pursuant to the Federal Constitution;

13. * the decision on joining inter-cantonal agreements and concluding legal transactions with the diocese, subject to the financial referendum and insofar as these powers are not transferred to the government council by legislation;

14. all other tasks assigned to it by legislation.

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