Art. 9 Ordinance on the Act on the Acquisition and Loss of Cantonal and Municipal Citizenship (Citizenship Ordinance, BRV) (Bürgerrechtsverordnung, BRV) - Processing of Applications in the Canton

1. The competent authority reviews the applications; this is done independently of the fact-finding and assessment of the preceding instance. For this purpose, it can refer incomplete applications back to the municipalities for supplementation, demand additional documentation from the applicants, and conduct further investigations on its own initiative.

2. The competent authority submits the applications with its recommendation for decision to the cantonal naturalization commission.

3. The naturalization commission is not bound by the assessment of the municipal naturalization body.

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