Art. 76 Constitution of the Canton of Obwalden (Cantonal Constitution, KV) (Kantonsverfassung, KV) - Governmental Powers

1. The Government Council is the highest executive authority of the canton; it is responsible for handling all matters that pertain to the attributes of a government. It represents the canton externally.

2. It is particularly authorized to

1. execute the constitution, laws, and ordinances through its own directives as well as through instructions to the administration;

2. enforce the resolutions and decisions of other cantonal authorities, insofar as these powers have not been reserved for specific organs;

3. determine the organization of the cantonal administration and make elections and appointments, unless the organization is otherwise stipulated by legislation or the election and appointment are delegated to another instance;

4. oversee the entire state administration and supervise the municipalities, corporations, and self-governing bodies and institutions in accordance with the legislation;

5. adjudicate complaints against departments, municipalities, and corporations, insofar as a court is not competent;

6. grant cantonal concessions;

7. issue permits and patents, insofar as this is not transferred to another authority by legislation;

8. decide on freely determinable, one-time expenditures for the same purpose up to 200,000 francs and annually recurring expenditures up to 50,000 francs, subject to further powers conferred on it by legislation or decision of the Cantonal Council;

9. manage the cantonal assets, especially maintain cantonal buildings and facilities;

10. provide opinions;

11. ...

12. exercise the right of pardon, insofar as this is not reserved for the Cantonal Council;

13. perform all other tasks assigned to it by legislation.

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