Principles

1. The Canton of Uri is a sovereign state of the Swiss Confederation.

2. As a member of the federal state, it collaborates with the Confederation and the cantons in fulfilling state tasks while safeguarding its particular interests.

1. The Canton and the municipalities especially aim to

a) establish a just order for the peaceful coexistence of people

b) protect the rights and freedoms of the individual and the family and provide the foundations for their realization

c) create the conditions for a humane existence

1. Cantonal and municipal citizenship are inextricably linked.

2. Legislation governs the granting of municipal and cantonal citizenship.

1. The canton, the municipalities, and the other public law corporations and institutions are liable for the damage caused to third parties unlawfully by their organs in the exercise of their official duties.

2. Anyone who is unlawfully severely restricted in their personal freedom or who is wrongfully arrested is entitled to compensation and satisfaction.

3. Legislation may extend the liability of the state to other cases.

1. The canton, the municipalities and the other public law corporations and institutions may have recourse against their officers if these have caused damage through willful or grossly negligent violation of their official duties.

1. Expropriations and restrictions on property that are equivalent to expropriation shall be fully compensated.

1. The Roman Catholic and the Evangelical Reformed Church are recognized as national churches.

2. The national churches are independent public law corporations.

1. The regional churches independently regulate their affairs within the framework of the constitution and legislation. They organize themselves according to democratic principles.

2. They may be divided into parishes.

3. Each regional church issues its own organizational statute, which must be approved by the government council.

4. The actions of the regional churches are subject to legal oversight by the canton.

5. Transitional Provision: Each regional church must submit an organizational statute for approval to the government council within five years. Until then, the previously approved decrees of division and the resolution of the cantonal council dated December 28, 1916, regarding the recognition of the Protestant parish as an organizational statute, are recognized. Upon expiration of this period, the government council may provisionally enact the organizational statutes.

1. The regional churches or their parishes are authorized to levy taxes within the framework of cantonal legislation.

1. Human dignity is inviolable.

1. All persons are equal before the law.

2. No one shall be disadvantaged or privileged because of their origin, gender, race, language, social status, or their worldview or religion.

1. Guaranteed are

a) the right to life, physical and mental integrity, and freedom of movement

b) the right to marriage and family

c) the protection of privacy, home, and the confidentiality of letters and telecommunications

d) freedom of belief and conscience

e) freedom of information, opinion, and the press

f) the right to petition

g) freedom of association and assembly

h) freedom of establishment

i) freedom of teaching and research as well as freedom of the arts

k) economic freedom and the right to freely choose one's profession

l) freedom of property

1. Everyone has the right to legal protection.

2. In all proceedings, the parties have the right to be heard and to receive a decision within a reasonable time.

1. Restrictions on fundamental rights require a legal basis. Exceptions are cases of serious, immediate, and obvious danger.

2. Fundamental rights may only be restricted if an overriding public interest justifies it.

3. The fundamental rights of individuals who are in a special dependency relationship with the state may be additionally restricted to the extent that the special public interest requires it.

4. The core of fundamental rights is inviolable.

1. Fundamental Rights Obligate All Organs of the Canton, Municipalities, and Other Public Law Corporations and Institutions.

1. Everyone has their legal obligations to the state and the public to fulfill.

1. Eligible voters are all Swiss citizens who have reached the age of 18, reside in the Canton of Uri, and are not incapacitated due to mental illness or disability.

2. In ecclesiastical matters, only church members, and in matters of the local citizens' community, only local citizens are entitled to vote.

3. The right to vote entitles individuals to participate in popular elections and referendums, as well as to sign popular referendums and initiatives.

4. Anyone who is eligible to vote is also eligible for election.

1. The regional churches may expand the circle of those entitled to vote in ecclesiastical matters in their organizational statute.

2. The regional churches may delegate this authority to the church communities.

1. The right to vote in matters of corporations and corporate citizens' municipalities is determined by the law of the corporations.

1. Participation in voting and elections, as well as in municipal assemblies, is a civic duty.

1. The voters elect

a) the members of the Council of States

b) the government council

c) the Landammann and the Landesstatthalter

d) * the district court

e) * the supreme court

1. The eligible voters of the municipality elect the district councilors, their constitutional bodies, as well as the authorities and employees provided for in the municipal ordinance.

1. Subject to the cantonal referendum are

a) constitutional amendments

b) cantonal laws

c) * new expenditures of the canton exceeding one million francs

d) * new expenditures of the canton exceeding one hundred thousand francs, if they are recurring for at least ten years

e) cantonal popular initiatives in the form of a fully drafted proposal

f) cantonal popular initiatives in the form of a general suggestion, if the Landrat (Cantonal Parliament) does not approve them. Popular initiatives proposing a total revision of the cantonal constitution are always subject to a referendum

g) cantonal popular initiatives that demand the recall of an authority

1. Popular Referenda are subject to a cantonal public vote if they are signed by at least four hundred and fifty eligible voters, whose eligibility to vote is officially certified.

2. Popular Referenda are permissible against

a) Regulations

b) Concordats of the Cantonal Council

c) * New expenditures by the canton exceeding five hundred thousand francs

d) * New expenditures by the canton exceeding fifty thousand francs, if they are recurring for at least ten years

e) Major water rights grants by the canton

3. Popular Referenda must be submitted within ninety days of the announcement of the referendum proposal.

4. The Cantonal Council may subject additional resolutions to a public vote on its own initiative.

5. Transitional Provision regarding Article 24 letters c and d and Article 25 paragraph 2 letters c and d: For expenditures that have already been decided by the Cantonal Council at the time of the public vote, the previous regulation applies.

1. A cantonal popular initiative may request the enactment, amendment, or repeal of constitutional, statutory, or regulatory provisions.

2. The cantonal popular initiative may also demand the recall of an authority or the submission of a cantonal initiative to the federal government.

1. Cantonal Popular Initiatives shall be submitted either as a fully drafted proposal or as a general suggestion. Requests for a total revision of the Cantonal Constitution are permissible only in the form of a general suggestion.

2. Cantonal Popular Initiatives must be confined to a single regulatory area and must neither contradict superior law nor be factually impossible or substantively indeterminate. They must be signed by at least six hundred eligible voters, whose eligibility has been officially certified.

3. Cantonal Popular Initiatives must be submitted for a vote to the public no later than one and a half years after their submission. The Cantonal Council may present a counter-proposal to the popular initiative.

1. A municipal popular initiative can demand the removal of a municipal authority or the enactment, amendment, or repeal of legal provisions that fall within the jurisdiction of the municipalities.

2. Municipal popular initiatives must contain the officially certified signatures of at least one-tenth of the eligible voters in the municipality. They must be submitted to a vote by the populace no later than twelve months after they have been filed.

3. Otherwise, the provisions for cantonal popular initiatives apply.

1. Elections and votes of the canton shall be conducted at the ballot box.

2. The election of members of the Landrat according to the proportional representation system shall be conducted at the ballot box.

3. The municipal law governs the voting and elections of the municipalities.

1. The canton, the municipalities, and the other public law corporations and institutions collaborate in fulfilling public tasks.

1. Insofar as it is necessary for the fulfillment of public duties, expropriation is permissible.

2. The right of expropriation is vested in the canton, municipalities, associations of municipalities, and corporations.

1. The canton and the municipalities shall create appropriate conditions to ensure that all children and young people can be educated according to their abilities at public elementary, secondary, and vocational schools.

1. Attendance at public elementary schools is free of charge and, unless otherwise stipulated by law, compulsory.

1. Providers of the public schools are the municipalities or municipal associations.

2. The canton supports and supervises the municipalities and the municipal associations.

1. The canton establishes or supports special schools and homes. It may involve the municipalities in providing appropriate services.

1. Municipalities Operate Kindergartens.

1. The canton promotes vocational and specialized education as well as higher education.

2. It may operate such educational institutions itself or participate in them.

1. The right to private school education is guaranteed. Private schools require approval and are subject to the supervision of the canton.

1. The canton provides educational assistance in the form of scholarships and loans.

1. The canton and the municipalities may support adult education and efforts for meaningful leisure activities.

1. The canton and the municipalities preserve the local cultural heritage and promote artistic and cultural endeavors and activities.

1. The legislation elaborates on the principles regarding the education system and, in particular, on the duration of mandatory schooling as well as on the promotion of culture.

1. Public welfare and guardianship are the responsibility of the municipalities, unless legislation provides otherwise.

2. The canton supports and supervises the municipalities. It may establish and support special social assistance institutions.

3. The canton may establish its own social insurance institutions.

1. The Canton and the municipalities promote public health, health prevention, and nursing care. They create the conditions for the medical care of the population.

2. The Canton and the municipalities promote the fight against addiction hazards.

1. The canton supervises and coordinates the healthcare system. It regulates the medical sector and health police.

2. The canton ensures the operation of the cantonal hospital. It may support additional hospitals and nursing homes.

1. The canton and the municipalities ensure the orderly settlement of the land and the appropriate use of soil. In their activities, they consider the objectives and requirements of spatial planning.

2. The canton is responsible for the structure planning. The municipalities are responsible for the land-use planning within the framework of the legislation.

1. The canton and the municipalities enact building regulations.

2. The canton regulates the construction and maintenance of transportation routes and facilities for protection against natural disasters.

1. The canton and the municipalities ensure the protection of individuals, their environment, and their habitat in their activities.

2. The canton shall issue regulations for the protection against large predators and for the limitation and regulation of their population. The promotion of the large predator population is prohibited.

1. Lakes and rivers belong to the canton. Private rights are reserved.

2. The canton enacts further regulations concerning public property and its use and utilization.

3. It regulates the use of groundwater.

4. Water powers that belong to the canton may only be leased for utilization if the canton can significantly participate in the licensee's enterprise.

1. The Canton and the municipalities promote a balanced development of all sectors of the economy of Uri.

2. The Canton aims for an equitable development of all parts of the country in this regard.

1. The canton and the municipalities create favorable conditions for agriculture and forestry, industry, trade, and the service sector.

1. The canton enacts regulations for the orderly conduct of economic activities.

1. The canton may operate a cantonal bank. It guarantees the bank's liabilities.

2. The cantonal bank must generate an appropriate profit. It primarily serves the overall economic development of the canton.

1. The regalia confer the exclusive right to operation and economic use.

1. The canton holds the rights to the salt monopoly, the hunting monopoly, and the fishing monopoly.

1. The mining rights generally belong to the Canton.

2. Reserved are the rights of corporations to grant prospecting rights and to award concessions on their common land for the exploitation of ore mines and for the extraction of stones in open-pit mining (quarries).

3. The legislative authority over the mining rights remains with the Canton.

1. The financial budget of the canton and the municipalities shall be managed according to the principles of legality, thrift, and economic efficiency. It should be balanced over the long term.

2. The canton and the municipalities shall prepare financial plans and ensure financial control.

3. The financial plans shall be coordinated with the task plans.

**1. The Canton and the Municipalities procure the necessary funds through:**

a) the imposition of taxes, fees, and contributions

b) the income from assets and sovereign rights

c) contributions and shares in the revenues of the Confederation and other public-law corporations, enterprises, and institutions

d) any other possible revenues

e) the raising of bonds and loans

**2. Municipal associations do not levy taxes.**

**3. Cantonal law determines the object of taxation, the circle of taxpayers, and the assessment bases. Within the framework of legislation, the municipalities determine their tax rate.**

1. Taxes are to be structured according to the principles of solidarity and the ability to pay of the taxpayers.

2. They are to be assessed in such a way that the overall burden on taxpayers with contributions is bearable according to social principles, does not overburden the economic capacity, does not weaken the willingness to earn income and wealth, and promotes self-care.

3. Tax evasion and resistance against tax collection are to be pursued with effective sanctions.

1. The canton ensures the financial equalization between the municipalities. These may be required to make financial equalization contributions.

1. The Canton of Uri comprises the territory assigned to it by historical boundaries and guaranteed by the Swiss Confederation.

2. Border adjustments must be approved by the Cantonal Council.

1. The main town of the Canton of Uri is Altdorf.

2. The Cantonal Council, the Government Council, and the highest cantonal courts are located in Altdorf.

1. Within the framework of the constitution, the following types of municipalities are recognized

a) the residential municipality, which includes all persons residing in a municipality

b) the church municipality, which includes all members of a national church residing in a municipality

c) the local citizens' municipality, which includes all local citizens residing in a municipality

d) the corporate citizens' municipality (communal citizens' municipality), which includes all corporate citizens residing in a municipality

2. The national churches and corporations can define the territory of their municipalities differently from the territory of the residential municipalities.

1. The municipalities are independent public law corporations.

1. Territorial changes and boundary adjustments are governed by the Municipal Act.

2. For the parish communities, the organizational statute of the state church applies, while the rights of corporations apply to the corporate citizen communities.

1. The Canton of Uri is divided into municipalities, whose existence is guaranteed within the framework of the constitution and legislation.

2. Municipalities can merge. The details are regulated by law.

1. Within the framework of the constitution, the church parishes establish and organize themselves according to the organizational statutes of the respective regional church.

1. The municipal residents' communities may establish local citizens' communities.

2. The separation decrees, which must be approved by the government council, must outline the fundamental structure and duties of the local citizens' community.

2.1 Transitional Provision: The previous separation decrees are recognized as such according to paragraph 2. They must be adjusted within five years from the date the cantonal constitution comes into force. After this period, the government council may adjust the separation decrees as a substitute.

3. If a municipal residents' community is dissolved or merges with another, this also applies to the local citizens' community.

1. The corporate municipalities establish and organize themselves according to the law of corporations.

1. The Municipal Code and special legislation govern the public utility associations.

2. Transitional Provision: Existing public utility associations are deemed approved and recognized.

1. The Corporations Uri and Ursern are independent public law entities.

2. The Corporations can create corporate citizen municipalities. Such resolutions must be communicated to the Government Council.

3. Transitional Provision: The existing corporate citizen municipalities are recognized. The corresponding segregation decrees must be adjusted within five years from the entry into force of the Constitution.

1. Corporate assets shall remain guaranteed.

1. The corporations support the canton and the municipalities in fulfilling their tasks and assist in achieving the state objectives.

1. Legislative, executive, and judicial powers are separate.

1. No person may simultaneously be a member of the Cantonal Council and the Government Council. Members of the Cantonal Council and the Government Council may not belong to any court. No judge may simultaneously be a member of two ordinary courts.

2. Members of the Government Council are prohibited from

a) being a member of a municipal authority

b) belonging to a corporation's executive board

c) being a full-time employee of the canton or a municipality

d) practicing as an attorney before a court in Uri

3. Full-time employees of the canton are prohibited from being members of the Cantonal Council.

1. The following may not belong to the same cantonal or municipal authority

a) Spouses, registered partners, and individuals living together in a permanent domestic partnership

b) Relatives in the first and second degree

c) Spouses of relatives in the first and second degree, registered partners of relatives in the first and second degree, and individuals living in a permanent domestic partnership with relatives in the first and second degree

2. This provision does not apply to the Landrat.

1. Members of authorities and employees must recuse themselves from dealings that directly concern them.

1. The meetings of the district council and the courts are public. Legislation specifies the exceptions necessary in the public and private interest.

2. In the courts, the public nature does not extend to the deliberation of judgments.

1. An authority is quorate when more than half, but at least three members, are present.

2. Subject to the provisions of the Court Organization Act and cases of statutory disqualification.

1. Unless otherwise provided by legislation, resolutions require an absolute majority of the votes cast to be valid.

2. The presidents do not vote, except in elections. They cast the deciding vote. In elections, the decision is made by lot.

1. Authorities and employees of the canton are generally required to take an oath.

1. The term of office for cantonal authorities is four years, and for the Landammann and the Landesstatthalter, it is two years. For employees of the canton elected by the people, the four-year term also applies, unless the Landrat enacts differing provisions.

2. For authorities and employees of the municipalities, the term of office is two years, unless the municipal regulations stipulate otherwise. These regulations may, in particular, waive the requirement for periodic re-election for certain groups of employees.

3. Disciplinary measures remain reserved.

1. The members of the Cantonal Council, the Government Council, and the courts assume office on June 1st, while the Councillors of State assume office at the beginning of the session of the Federal Assembly following the election.

2. The municipal authorities assume office on January 1st, unless the municipal ordinance stipulates otherwise.

3. Elections for the remainder of the term of office take effect immediately.

4. Elections must be scheduled in such a manner that timely assumption of office is ensured.

1. The legislation regulates official coercion.

1. The authorities shall inform the public about important issues, projects, and decisions, unless overriding opposing interests prevail.

1. The District Council is the substitute legislative authority of the canton. It exercises supreme oversight over all authorities responsible for carrying out cantonal duties.

2. The District Council consists of 64 members.

1. Each municipality elects as many members of the regional council as it is entitled to. For municipalities entitled to five or more members, the system of proportional representation applies, while for the others, the majority voting system is applied. The details are regulated by law.

2. The 64 seats are distributed among the municipalities according to their Swiss residential population based on the most recent federal census. The following rules apply

a) The Swiss population number of the canton is divided by 64. Municipalities whose Swiss population number does not exceed the calculated figure, rounded up to the nearest whole number, receive one seat and are excluded from further allocation.

b) The remaining seats in the regional council are distributed among the remaining municipalities by dividing the Swiss population number of these municipalities by the number of remaining regional council seats. Each of these municipalities receives as many seats as the resulting figure fits into their population number.

c) The remaining seats are allocated in order to the municipalities with the largest remainders.

3. Transitional provision to Article 88 paragraph 1: The law must be submitted to a vote by the people within two years of the adoption of this constitutional amendment. Until this law comes into force, the regional council is elected according to the majority voting system.

1. The district council constitutes itself and elects its president and vice president annually.

2. It adopts rules of procedure that are not subject to a public referendum.

3. The government council participates in the district council meetings with an advisory vote.

1. The district councilor submits to the people in the form of law all important provisions, particularly those which establish the rights and duties of all or most citizens.

2. For other regulations, the district councilor issues ordinances, insofar as the legislation on the matter does not fall within the jurisdiction of another authority.

3. The government council issues temporary emergency decrees; these must be submitted to the district councilor as soon as possible, who will decide on their further validity and duration.

1. The District Council

a) decides on new expenditures subject to the competency of the people

b) approves the annual budget

c) accepts the state account, the account of the Urner Cantonal Bank, and that of the cantonal hospital

1. The Cantonal Council elects

a) the heads and deputies of the governmental directorates, upon the proposal of the Government Council

b) the Education Council, except for the president

c) * ...

d) the commander of the Urner Battalion according to federal regulations

e) * the employees of the canton, insofar as their election is not reserved for the Government Council

f) * the Bank Council

1. The Cantonal Council

a) approves legislative concordats

b) approves the accountability reports of the Executive Council and the High Court

c) exercises the federal participatory rights granted to the cantons in the Federal Constitution (Art. 86, 89, 89a, and 93 of the Federal Constitution, SR 101)

d) * ...

e) exercises the right of pardon

f) decides on jurisdictional disputes, insofar as the High Court is not responsible

g) takes cognizance of the governmental planning

h) approves loans

i) fulfills further tasks assigned to it by legislation

1. The Executive Council is the leading and highest executive authority of the canton.

2. It consists of the Landammann, the Landesstatthalter, and five members.

1. The government council is appointed by the people through the majority voting system.

2. In the election, due consideration must be given to the various parts of the country. A maximum of three members may be elected from one municipality.

1. The government council fulfills its duties as a collegial body.

2. To prepare for governmental tasks and to implement the legislation of the federation and the canton, directorates are established that independently make decisions within the scope of their authority.

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**1. The Executive Council determines the important objectives and means of state action. It plans and coordinates state activities.**

**2. Furthermore, the Executive Council has the following responsibilities:**

a) to represent the canton internally and externally

b) to maintain public peace, order, and security

c) to maintain relationships with the authorities of the federal government and other cantons

d) to conclude legal and executive agreements within its jurisdiction

e) to conduct elections, insofar as these powers are not delegated to other bodies

f) * to grant cantonal citizenship rights within the framework of legislation

g) to regularly present the budget, state accounts, and the report on government and administrative activities to the Landrat

h) to manage all state affairs and issue all orders that fall under the duties of a government and are not expressly assigned to another authority

1. The Government Council submits drafts of constitutional amendments, laws, and ordinances to the Cantonal Council.

1. The Governing Council is the supreme administrative authority. It heads the cantonal administration and supervises the other bodies responsible for public duties.

2. The Governing Council ensures the lawful and effective functioning of the administration.

3. It decides on administrative complaints in accordance with the legislation.

1. The Education Council exercises direct supervision over the entire school and educational system within the framework of the legislation.

2. The Education Council consists of the President, the Vice President, and five to seven members. The Director of Education serves as the President.

1. The cantonal administration is structured into departments. These are headed by the members of the Council of State.

2. Administrative tasks of the canton may be assigned to autonomous institutions, municipalities, special-purpose associations, inter-cantonal organizations, or mixed-economy enterprises.

3. Exceptionally, private-law organizations may be entrusted with the fulfillment of public tasks, provided that the participatory rights and legal protection of citizens, as well as supervision by the Council of State, are ensured.

1. The judicial authorities are independent and bound by law and justice.

2. They are subject to the supervisory authority of the Cantonal Council. The Superior Court regularly submits a report to the Cantonal Council on the administration of justice in the Canton of Uri.

3. The administrative authorities perform judicial tasks to the extent that legislation assigns such tasks to them.

1. The law governs the organization and composition of judicial authorities. It may provide for divisions and commissions for individual courts.

2. Unless otherwise provided by legislation, the competencies and procedures shall be regulated in an ordinance.

1. Civil Jurisdiction is exercised by

a) the Conciliation Authority

b) * the District Court Presidencies

c) * the District Court

d) the Superior Court

2. The law may assign specific civil disputes to special bodies.

**1. Criminal Jurisdiction is Exercised by:**

a) The Public Prosecutor in Summary Penalty Procedures

b) * District Court Presidium

c) * ...

d) * The District Court

e) The High Court

**2. Authorities in Juvenile Criminal Justice are:**

a) The Juvenile Attorney

b) The Juvenile Court

c) The Juvenile Court Commission of the High Court

**3. Legislation May Empower Cantonal and Municipal Authorities and Administrative Bodies to Impose Minor Fines. An Appeal to a Court Remains Ensured.**

1. Administrative Jurisdiction is exercised by

a) the Higher Court

b) other authorities and bodies to which legislation assigns tasks of administrative adjudication

1. Within the framework of the constitution and legislation, municipalities have the authority to organize themselves, elect their authorities and employees, fulfill their duties at their own discretion, and manage their public affairs independently.

2. The government council exercises supervision over the municipalities.

1. The responsibilities of the municipal communes are determined by the Municipal Law.

2. The church communes fulfill the ecclesiastical duties of a commune as derived from the Constitution and the Articles of Organization.

3. The local citizens' communes perform the tasks assigned to them by the Segregation Decree.

4. The duties of the corporate citizens' communes are governed by corporate law.

5. Within the framework of the Constitution, the various communes may enter into contractual agreements regarding the division of responsibilities. Such contracts require the approval of the government council, unless they involve similar types of communes.

1. The supreme body of the municipality is the eligible voters.

2. Every residential community must elect a municipal council, every church community a church council, and every local citizens' community a local citizens' council. For special tasks, additional authorities, in particular a school council and a social council, can be elected.

3. The organization of the corporate citizens' communities is governed by the law of the corporations.

1. Insofar as neither the constitution nor the legislation provides otherwise, the municipal council, the church council, or the local citizens' council is responsible for acting on behalf of the municipality.

1. The specifics shall be determined by the Municipal Act.

1. The eligible voters are competent to

a) enact statutes

b) approve the budget and the accounts of the municipality

c) determine the taxes of the municipality

d) *

e) elect the district councilors, the municipal council, the school board, the social board, and, if no parish exists, the local pastor

f) enact dissolution decrees

g) conclude agreements on the division of tasks and the allocation of assets according to Article 107

2. The powers according to paragraph 1 are non-transferable, unless the special legislation provides otherwise.

1. The Municipal Council consists of the President and at least four additional members. The number of members is determined by the municipal code.

2. Further details are regulated by the municipal law and special legislation.

1. If the municipality appoints a school board, it shall consist of the chairperson and at least four additional members. The municipal code determines the number of members.

2. Further details are governed by the municipal law and specific legislation.

1. If the municipality establishes a Social Council, it shall consist of the chairmanship and at least four other members. The municipal regulations determine the number of members.

2. Further details are governed by the Municipal Act and special legislation.

1. The eligible voters have the same powers as those of the municipal community, but limited to ecclesiastical matters.

2. They elect the church council and the local pastor.

1. The Church Council consists of the President, the Vice President, the Administrator, and at least two members.

2. It performs the tasks assigned to it by the Organizational Statute.

1. The eligible voters have the same powers as those of the resident municipality, but limited to the affairs of the local community.

2. They elect the local council.

1. The Local Citizens' Council consists of the President, the Vice President, the Administrator, and two to four members.

2. It fulfills the tasks assigned to it by the Ordinance of Withdrawal.

1. Corporations organize and manage themselves according to democratic principles.

2. The actions of the corporations are subject to legal oversight by the canton.

1. The constitution may be revised, in whole or in part, at any time.

1. Proposals for partial revisions of the cantonal constitution shall be submitted to a mandatory popular vote by the Landrat or through a popular initiative.

2. Transitional Provision: The Government Council may editorially adapt popular initiatives that are pending at the time this constitution comes into force to the text of the new constitution.

1. The district council or the people, through a popular initiative, may decide on the complete revision of the cantonal constitution.

2. The complete revision shall be conducted by a constitutional council elected by the people according to the provisions governing district council elections. Members of the district council and the executive council are eligible for election.

3. The provisions regarding incompatibility and term of office do not apply.

1. The Constitution of the Canton of Uri dated May 6, 1888, is repealed.

1. This Constitution shall enter into force on January 1, 1985. It is subject to the ratification by the Federal Assembly.

1. Provisions of the previous law that contradict this Constitution are repealed.

2. Decrees issued by an authority no longer competent according to this Constitution shall remain in force. The amendment of such decrees is governed by this Constitution.

1. The members of the authorities and the officials shall remain in office until the end of the current term, but no later than December 31, 1988.

2. Existing authorities that can no longer be based on a constitutional foundation shall be dissolved at the end of the current term.