Ordinance on the Election of the National Council

1. The State Chancellery is designated as the cantonal office (cantonal electoral bureau) responsible for directing and supervising the National Council elections.

2. The responsibilities of the State Chancellery include, in particular, the receipt and correction of election proposals, the preparation and distribution of ballots, the determination, compilation, and publication of election results, as well as the transmission of election materials to the competent federal authorities.

1. Deadlines are considered to be

a) for the submission of election proposals, generally the first Monday in August of the election year,

b) for declarations regarding list and sub-list connections as well as for the immutability of election proposals, generally the second Monday in August of the election year,

c) in years when the first Monday in August of the election year falls on the national holiday, for the submission of election proposals on the second Monday in August of the election year, and for declarations regarding list and sub-list connections as well as for the immutability of election proposals on the third Monday in August of the election year.

1. A certificate from the competent municipality regarding the voting eligibility of the signatory individuals must be attached to the electoral proposals.

2. For nominees who have neither signed the electoral proposal nor are already members of the National Council, a certificate of eligibility to stand for election issued by the competent municipality must be submitted.

1. The validated electoral proposals (lists) shall be numbered with Arabic numerals. The numbering of the individual lists follows the number of votes decisive for seat allocation, which were assigned to the lists in the last general renewal election, with the list receiving the highest number of votes being designated as No. 1.

2. If a list with the same name is divided according to gender, faction of a grouping, region, or age, the sub-lists receive the same ordinal number and are additionally marked with a letter. The main list always receives the letter 'a'.

3. Newly submitted lists receive numbers that have not yet been assigned by the existing lists. The allocation is decided by drawing lots.

4. The drawing of lots is conducted by the Landammann.

1. The ballot paper must be stamped on the reverse side with an official seal by a member of the polling station before being placed in the ballot box. Ballot papers without a stamped imprint are invalid.

1. In the event of a lot drawing to be conducted, the drawing of the lot is the responsibility of the Landammann. If the Landammann belongs to a party or group affected by the drawing of lots, the Landstatthalter shall take his place or, if the Landstatthalter is affected, the non-affected senior member of the government council shall assume the responsibility.

1. Insofar as federal legislation does not contain any provisions, the Law on Political Rights (LPR) of March 10, 1992, shall apply mutatis mutandis.

1. This ordinance is to be published in the Official Gazette. It shall enter into force on March 1, 1995.

2. The ordinance on the election of the National Council dated October 23, 1978, is repealed.