§ 63 Constitution of the Canton of Aargau, (1980) - Optional Popular Votes
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§ 63 Constitution of the Canton of Aargau, (1980) - Optional Popular Votes Subject to a popular vote, upon the request of 3000 active citizens, are: a. laws; b. fundamental plans of public activities designated by law, when they are mandatory; c. international and intercantonal treaties approved by the Grand Council; d. decrees of the Grand Council regarding new single expenditures of more than 5 million francs or new annual expenditures of more than 500,000 francs; e. decrees of the Grand Council concerning the use of external capital, when they result in additional debt for the canton; f. other decrees of the Grand Council designated by law. A popular vote on new expenditures concerning constructions or construction subsidies cannot be excluded and final authority can only be attributed to the authorities if, following a law or a decree of the Grand Council itself subject to a popular vote, a. the costs have been determined; b. for cantonal constructions, the object and location have been fixed; c. for construction subsidies, the objects are designated. The Grand Council may be authorized to resort to external capital for a determined purpose, provided that the amount is fixed by a law or a decree of the Grand Council, which is subject to a popular vote. Decisions of the municipal assembly or the residents' council are subject to an optional popular vote as provided by law and the municipal regulations.
§ 63 1980 — Optional Popular Votes
Subject to a popular vote, upon the request of 3000 active citizens, are: a. laws; b. fundamental plans of public activities designated by law, when they are mandatory; c. international and intercantonal treaties approved by the Grand Council; d. decrees of the Grand Council regarding new single expenditures of more than 5 million francs or new annual expenditures of more than 500,000 francs; e. decrees of the Grand Council concerning the use of external capital, when they result in additional debt for the canton; f. other decrees of the Grand Council designated by law.
A popular vote on new expenditures concerning constructions or construction subsidies cannot be excluded and final authority can only be attributed to the authorities if, following a law or a decree of the Grand Council itself subject to a popular vote, a. the costs have been determined; b. for cantonal constructions, the object and location have been fixed; c. for construction subsidies, the objects are designated.
The Grand Council may be authorized to resort to external capital for a determined purpose, provided that the amount is fixed by a law or a decree of the Grand Council, which is subject to a popular vote.
Decisions of the municipal assembly or the residents' council are subject to an optional popular vote as provided by law and the municipal regulations.