The Canton of Graubünden

1. The Canton of Graubünden is a liberal, democratic, and social constitutional state.

1. The Canton of Graubünden is an autonomous canton of the Swiss Confederation.

2. It supports the Confederation in the fulfillment of its duties.

3. It collaborates with the other cantons and with neighboring foreign countries.

4. It promotes understanding and exchange between the regions of the country and the language communities of Switzerland.

1. German, Romansh, and Italian are the equivalent national and official languages of the canton.

2. The canton and municipalities support and undertake the necessary measures for the preservation and promotion of the Romansh and Italian languages. They promote understanding and exchange between the language communities.

3. The municipalities determine their official and school languages within the scope of their competencies and in cooperation with the canton. In doing so, they respect the traditional linguistic composition and consider the established linguistic minorities.

1. The structure of the state and the exercise of state power are based on the principles of the separation of powers and the limitation of powers.

2. Authorities cooperate within the scope of their competencies to achieve the objectives of the state.

1. The basis and limit of state action is the law.

2. State action must be in the public interest and proportionate.

3. Authorities and private individuals shall act in good faith.

1. Every person is responsible for themselves, as well as shares responsibility for the community and for preserving the means of subsistence.

1. Fundamental rights and social objectives are guaranteed within the framework of the Federal Constitution and the international agreements binding on Switzerland.

1. Procedural Guarantees and Legal Protection are Ensured within the Framework of the Federal Constitution and the International Agreements Binding upon Switzerland.

1. The right to vote and stand for election is granted to all Swiss citizens who have reached the age of 18 and reside in the canton.

2. Excluded from the right to vote and stand for election are persons who, due to permanent incapacity to judge, are under comprehensive guardianship or are represented by a person with a power of attorney for precautionary measures.

3. The law regulates the voting and electoral rights of Swiss citizens abroad in cantonal matters.

4. Municipalities may, in accordance with municipal law, grant Swiss citizens abroad and foreigners the right to vote and the active and passive right to stand for election in municipal matters.

1. The general, equal, free, direct, and secret right to vote and to cast a ballot is guaranteed. Open votes in municipal assemblies remain reserved.

2. Voting proposals should be simple and understandable. An unadulterated formation and expression of the will must be ensured.

1. The voters elect

1. The members of the Grand Council and their deputies;

2. The members of the Government;

3. The members from Graubünden in the National Council and the Council of States;

4. * The members of the Regional Courts;

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7. The members of the municipal authorities according to the provisions of the legislation;

8. Other authorities and office holders according to the provisions of the legislation.

1. 4000 eligible voters or one-seventh of the municipalities may, by means of an initiative, demand a total or partial revision of the cantonal constitution.

2. 3000 eligible voters or one-eighth of the municipalities may, by means of an initiative, demand

1. The enactment, amendment, or repeal of a law or a resolution subject to a popular vote according to the constitution;

2. The submission of a cantonal initiative to the Federal Assembly.

1. An initiative can be submitted as a general suggestion or as a detailed draft.

2. An initiative for the total revision of the cantonal constitution or for the drafting of a resolution may only be submitted as a general suggestion.

1. An initiative is wholly or partially invalid if it

1. does not maintain the unity of form or subject matter;

2. is in obvious contradiction with superior law;

3. is impracticable;

4. prescribes retroactivity that is incompatible with principles of the rule of law.

2. It can be declared partially invalid, provided that the intention of the initiators is not distorted and the proposal forms a coherent whole.

3. The Great Council decides on the invalidity. This decision can be appealed to the Supreme Court.

1. A popular initiative and a draft prepared based on a general suggestion must be submitted to a public vote or subjected to an optional referendum within two years of submission. The deadline may be extended by the Grand Council for six months.

2. The Grand Council may propose a counterproposal to any initiative.

3. The votes on the initiative and the counterproposal shall take place simultaneously.

1. Subject to Referendum

1. Amendments to the Cantonal Constitution;

2. Conclusion, amendment, or termination of inter-cantonal and international treaties containing constitutional amendments;

3. Popular initiatives to which the Grand Council does not agree or to which it proposes a counterproposal;

4. Decisions of the Grand Council on new one-time expenditures exceeding ten million francs and on new annually recurring expenditures exceeding one million francs;

5. Decisions of the Grand Council on fundamental issues in accordance with Article 19, Paragraph 1;

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1. When 1500 eligible voters or one-tenth of the municipalities request it, the following shall be submitted to a referendum

1. The enactment, amendment, or repeal of laws;

2. The conclusion, amendment, or termination of inter-cantonal and international treaties with content that alters laws;

3. Decisions of the Grand Council regarding new one-time expenditures between one million and ten million francs, as well as new recurring annual expenditures between 300,000 and one million francs.

2. The Grand Council may submit decisions that fall within its conclusive competence to an optional referendum. Decisions concerning tax rates, the budget, and the annual financial statements, as well as judicial matters and elections, are not subject to a referendum.

3. The request for the holding of a referendum must be submitted within 90 days following the official publication of the decision.

1. Laws that cannot be postponed for enactment may be put into immediate effect, provided the Grand Council declares the urgency with a majority of two-thirds of its members.

2. They are subject to subsequent optional referendum.

1. The Grand Council may decide to hold referendums on fundamental issues.

2. It may propose an alternative to a proposal that is subject to a mandatory or optional referendum.

3. If the referendum takes place, the alternative must be submitted to the voters alongside the main proposal. If no referendum takes place, the alternative is void.

1. Political parties participate in the formation of opinion and will.

2. They may be supported by the canton, provided their objectives and organization adhere to democratic and constitutional principles.

1. Eligible for election to the cantonal authorities and the Council of States are those entitled to vote in the canton. The law may provide that eligibility requirements only need to be met at the time of taking office.

1bis. For members of the judicial authorities, the law may waive the residency requirement as a condition of eligibility.

2. Further eligibility requirements for members of cantonal authorities, as well as employment requirements for state personnel, are governed by law.

3. The law governs the appointment and removal from office of members of cantonal authorities.

1. No one may be a member of their cantonal appeals authority or their immediate supervisory authority. The law may provide for exceptions.

2. Members of the government and judicial authorities, as well as full-time and permanent staff of the canton, may not belong to the Great Council.

3. Judges may not belong to the government.

4. Members of the government and members of the judicial authorities who are employed full-time may not be members of the Federal Assembly or the Federal Court.

5. The law regulates further cases of incompatibility of offices and duties, the exclusion of relatives, as well as exceptions.

1. The term of office for the Grand Council, the government, the regular members of the judicial authorities, as well as the members of the Council of States is four years.

1. Members of the Grand Council and the government cannot be held legally accountable for their statements in the Grand Council and its committees.

2. The law may provide for additional types of immunity and extend these to other persons.

1. Authorities and Courts Regularly Inform the Public about Their Activities.

1. The canton, regions, municipalities, as well as other public law entities and autonomous institutions, are liable regardless of fault for damages unlawfully caused by their organs and the persons in their service while performing official duties.

2. The law may provide for exceptions and equitable liability for damages caused by lawful actions.

1. The Grand Council consists of 120 members.

2. The election is conducted according to the proportional representation system. The law may provide for minimum thresholds and a majority condition.

3. The canton is divided into a maximum of 39 electoral districts. The law regulates the affiliation of municipalities to the electoral districts, as well as the impact of municipal mergers on the number of electoral districts.

4. The seats are allocated to the electoral districts according to the Swiss resident population.

5. The law regulates the representation by deputies.

1. Members of the Grand Council deliberate and vote without instructions.

2. Subject to professional confidentiality, they must disclose any conflicts of interest.

3. They possess special rights to information and inspection as designated by law in relation to the administration.

1. The sessions of the Grand Council are usually public.

1. The Grand Council exercises supreme authority, subject to the rights of the people. It is the legislative body and the highest supervisory authority of the Canton.

1. All significant provisions must be enacted by the Grand Council in the form of law.

2. Significant provisions are particularly those for which the Constitution provides the law, as well as those concerning

1. Purpose and scope of restrictions on fundamental rights;

2. Circle of taxpayers, subject and assessment bases of taxes, insofar as these are not of minor nature;

3. Purpose, content, and scope of significant state benefits;

4. Principles of the allocation of responsibilities between canton and municipalities;

5. * Principles of organization and duties of cantonal authorities;

6. Type and scope of the transfer of sovereign and other significant public functions to bodies outside of the cantonal administration.

3. The validity of laws may be limited in time. Before extension, the laws must be reviewed for their effectiveness.

1. Insofar as the form of the law is not prescribed, the Grand Council may issue ordinances if it is expressly authorized to do so by law.

2. It approves inter-cantonal and international agreements, unless the government is solely authorized to conclude them.

3. The Grand Council should be involved in an appropriate manner in the preparation of important inter-cantonal and international agreements.

1. The Grand Council exercises oversight over the government, as well as the Supreme Court and the Judicial Court.

2. It is responsible for the supreme supervision over the administration, other branches of the judiciary, and other entities performing public duties.

1. The Grand Council enacts the overarching political goals and principles.

2. It addresses the government program, the financial plan, and other fundamental political plans of the government.

3. It may make decisions regarding the continuation of planning and issue directives to the government.

1. The Grand Council establishes the budget considering the financial plan and approves the annual accounts. The law may provide for exceptions.

2. It determines the tax rates according to the tax legislation.

3. It makes final decisions on new one-time expenditures up to one million francs and on new annually recurring expenditures up to 300,000 francs.

**1. The Grand Council elects:**

1. its bodies and committees;

2. the presidency of the government;

3. the members of the Supreme Court and the Judicial Court;

4. other officeholders in accordance with the legislation.

1. The Grand Council decides on petitions for clemency. The law may delegate the decision on petitions for clemency to the government.

1. The government consists of five members.

2. It makes and represents its decisions as a collegial body.

1. The election of the government is conducted according to the majority voting system.

2. The canton territory constitutes the electoral district.

3. Re-election is permitted twice.

1. The Grand Council elects from among the members of the government the President and Vice President for a term of one year.

1. Members of the government are prohibited from engaging in any secondary employment.

2. Representation of the canton in the bodies of enterprises or organizations in which the canton holds a stake or supports is permissible with the consent of the government. The law may provide for further exceptions.

1. The government plans, determines, and coordinates the objectives and means of state action, subject to the powers of the electorate and the Grand Council.

2. It regularly prepares a governmental program.

3. It executes the laws and regulations as well as the resolutions of the Grand Council.

4. It represents the canton internally and externally.

1. The government heads the cantonal administration.

2. It ensures the lawful and effective functioning of the administration and determines its organization within the framework of cantonal law.

1. The government prepares the business of the Grand Council, provided that the council does not independently draft it.

2. It submits drafts for constitutional amendments, laws, ordinances, and resolutions to the Grand Council.

3. The members of the government participate in the sessions of the Grand Council in an advisory capacity and may propose motions.

1. The government enacts less important provisions in the form of ordinances.

2. It is responsible for negotiating inter-cantonal and international treaties; insofar as they fall within its regulatory competence, it is also responsible for their conclusion.

1. The government drafts the financial plan and approves the budget as well as the annual financial statement for submission to the Grand Council.

1. Further Responsibilities of the Government Include In Particular

1. Communication with the Confederation and other cantons as well as with neighboring foreign countries, taking into account any statements from the Grand Council;

2. Elections, insofar as these have not been delegated to other bodies;

3. The annual reporting on the activities of the government and administration for the attention of the Grand Council;

4. The maintenance of public order and safety;

5. The supervision of public law corporations as well as other entities responsible for public duties of the canton.

1. The government may issue ordinances or make resolutions without a legal basis to address serious disturbances to public safety and social emergencies that have occurred or are immediately threatening.

2. Such ordinances and resolutions must be approved by the Grand Council and shall expire at the latest one year after they come into force.

1. The cantonal administration is organized into departments according to areas of business. The government regulates the responsibilities of the departments by ordinance.

2. The Cantonal Chancellery serves as the general staff, coordination, and liaison office for the Grand Council, the government, and the administration.

1. The canton may delegate the fulfillment of public duties to entities outside the cantonal administration.

2. Adequate supervision, appropriate participation of the Grand Council, and legal protection must be ensured.

3. Unless a legislative form is required, independent institutions of cantonal public law may issue regulations if they are expressly authorized to do so by law.

1. The independence and impartiality of the judicial authorities are guaranteed. The judicial authorities are bound only by the law in their adjudication.

2. The administration of justice is, subject to the powers of the Great Council, a matter for the judicial authorities.

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1. The Higher Court submits the draft budget, the accounts, and the management report to the Grand Council for approval.

1bis. It may approach the Grand Council to propose amendments to the constitution and laws concerning judicial administration.

2. The President of the Higher Court participates in the meetings of the Grand Council related to the budget, the accounts, and the management report, as well as in legislative projects proposed by the Higher Court. He or she has an advisory voice and may make motions.

3. Unless the form of a law is prescribed, the courts may issue regulations in the field of judicial administration if they are expressly authorized to do so by law.

1. The Higher Court exercises supervision over civil, criminal, and administrative justice, insofar as these fall under the jurisdiction of judicial authorities. Further supervisory tasks may be assigned to the Higher Court by law.

2. The Grand Council exercises supervision over the Higher Court and the Judicial Court as well as overall supervision over the authorities supervised by the Higher Court.

3. Supervision and overall supervision over judicial authorities are limited to judicial administration.

1. Court proceedings are public, subject to statutory exceptions.

1. Civil and Criminal Jurisdiction are exercised by

1. * the High Court;

2. * the Regional Courts as lower cantonal courts;

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4. * the cantonal Coercive Measures Court;

5. * the Conciliation Authorities.

1. Administrative jurisdiction is exercised by

1. * the High Court;

2. * the Judicial Court;

3. * other specialized administrative courts.

2. The High Court acts as a constitutional court by evaluating

1. complaints regarding the violation of constitutional and political rights as well as the principle of the precedence of superior law;

2. * complaints regarding the infringement of the autonomy of municipalities and other public law corporations, as well as the national churches.

3. In constitutional court proceedings, laws and ordinances may be challenged directly or reviewed in specific cases of application.

1. By law, additional judicial as well as extrajudicial authorities may be established.

1. The elections for the Council of States are conducted according to the majority voting system. They take place simultaneously with the elections to the National Council.

2. The territory of the canton constitutes the electoral district.

1. The Great Council or the government may, in the name of the canton, request that federal laws, federal decrees, and international treaties be submitted to the people for a vote.

1. The Grand Council or the government may submit a cantonal initiative to the Federal Assembly on behalf of the canton.

2. The submission of a cantonal initiative can also be requested by a popular initiative.

1. Political municipalities are entities of cantonal public law with their own legal personality. They comprise the entirety of persons residing within the municipal territory.

2. They are responsible for all local matters that do not fall within the jurisdiction of the civic communities.

1. The civic communities consist of the municipal citizens who reside in the municipality.

2. The legal status, tasks, and organization of the civic communities, as well as their merger with the political municipality, are governed by law.

1. Municipalities may collaborate with other municipalities or organizations to fulfill their duties. The law stipulates that municipalities can be required to enter into cooperation.

2. The law regulates inter-municipal cooperation as well as the outsourcing of tasks, and ensures political participation rights.

1. The merger of municipalities is regulated by law.

1. The canton promotes inter-municipal collaboration and the merger of municipalities to ensure the efficient and economical fulfillment of their responsibilities.

1. The autonomy of the municipalities is guaranteed. Its scope is determined by cantonal law.

2. The municipalities are particularly authorized to determine their organization, to appoint their authorities and administration, as well as to independently regulate their financial affairs.

1. The compulsory bodies of the political municipalities are

1. the entirety of eligible voters, who exercise their political rights in the municipal assembly or at the ballot box;

2. the municipal council;

3. other authorities as provided by legislation.

2. Municipalities may replace or supplement the municipal assembly with a municipal parliament.

1. The government exercises supervision over municipalities and the bodies of inter-municipal cooperation.

2. The supervision is limited to legal oversight unless otherwise provided by law.

3. In the event of serious irregularities, a municipality may be placed under trusteeship.

1. The canton is divided into the following regions

1. * Albula;

2. * Bernina;

3. * Engiadina Bassa/Val Müstair;

4. * Imboden;

5. * Landquart;

6. * Maloja;

7. * Moesa;

8. * Plessur;

9. * Prättigau/Davos;

10. * Surselva;

11. * Viamala.

2. The law governs the affiliation of the municipalities to the regions.

1. The regions are bodies of cantonal public law and exclusively perform the tasks assigned to them by the canton or the municipalities.

2. The organization of the regions and the political rights are governed by law.

3. The regions form the judicial districts for the regional courts.

1. The government exercises supervision over the regions within the framework of cantonal law. This excludes judicial supervision.

2. In areas where responsibilities have been transferred to the regions by the municipalities, the supervision is limited to legal oversight, unless otherwise specified by law.

1. The canton and municipalities promote the well-being and social security of the population, the family, and the individual.

2. They advocate for equal opportunities for all, particularly for the equality of women and men.

3. They support private initiatives with favorable conditions.

4. In fulfilling public tasks, the natural resources must be preserved.

1. The canton and municipalities perform tasks that are in the public interest, insofar as the private offering is insufficient. The tasks are determined according to the constitution and the law.

2. The canton, regions, and municipalities cooperate in fulfilling public tasks. Collaboration with private entities is to be sought as far as possible.

1. The canton performs public tasks in a decentralized manner, particularly when the nature of the task, economic use of resources, or effective task fulfillment make it feasible.

1. Public tasks shall be periodically reviewed for their necessity, effectiveness, and financial feasibility.

1. The Canton and municipalities ensure public order and safety.

2. They take measures to protect the population from disasters and to maintain essential state functions in emergencies.

1. The canton and municipalities strive for an appropriate, economical, coordinated, and sustainable use and development of the cantonal territory. In doing so, they take into account the needs of people and the environment, as well as decentralized settlement.

1. The canton shall regulate the implementation of federal law concerning the protection of human beings and their natural environment from harmful and nuisance effects. The costs of prevention and remediation shall be borne by the causers.

2. The canton and municipalities shall ensure the preservation and protection of animal and plant life, as well as their habitats.

3. They shall take measures for the preservation and protection of valuable landscapes and local images, historical sites, as well as natural objects and cultural assets.

1. The canton and municipalities ensure the adequate provision of the cantonal territory with water and energy, transport connections, and telecommunications.

2. They promote a secure, sufficient, and environmentally-friendly supply of energy, its economical and rational use, as well as the utilization of renewable energies.

3. They ensure a demand-oriented, environmentally-friendly, and economical traffic regulation and promote public transport.

4. The canton promotes inter-municipal and regional cooperation and ensures fiscal equalization.

1. The canton has supervision over public and private waters. It regulates the use of water and hydropower.

2. Sovereignty over public waters belongs to the municipalities.

1. The Canton does not participate in companies that invest in coal-fired power plants. Within the scope of its legal and political capabilities, it ensures that companies in which the Canton has a participation abstain from investing in coal-fired power plants.

1. The canton and municipalities create favorable framework conditions for a productive and sustainable economy. They engage in active economic promotion.

2. They support the efforts of the economy concerning the creation and preservation of jobs.

3. They support measures for vocational retraining, further education, and reintegration, as well as for the compatibility of work and family life.

4. They take measures to keep the regulatory density and administrative burden for businesses, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as low as possible.

1. The Regal Rights of the Canton are

1. the Salt Monopoly;

2. the Hunting Monopoly;

3. the Fishing Monopoly.

2. The Mining Monopoly is a regalia right of the municipalities.

3. The Regal Rights grant the exclusive right of utilization. The Canton or the municipality can exercise the right of use themselves or transfer it to third parties.

4. The Canton can establish and exercise monopolies through law when required by public interest.

5. Existing private rights are reserved.

1. The canton and municipalities ensure adequate care, support, and integration for people in need.

2. They promote the social and professional integration of individuals who are disadvantaged due to a disability, illness, or other reasons.

3. They strive, within the scope of economic feasibility, to adequately accommodate disabilities.

4. They ensure, within their capabilities, barrier-free access to public buildings and facilities.

1. The canton regulates public healthcare.

2. The canton and municipalities ensure an appropriate, economical, and adequate medical care and nursing.

3. They promote and support health prevention as well as addiction prevention.

1. The canton and municipalities create favorable conditions for families.

1. Education in public schools is based on a Christian-humanistic foundation. It is denominationally and politically neutral and characterized by tolerance.

2. The canton and municipalities ensure that children and adolescents receive primary education that corresponds to their abilities. They promote the integration of children with disabilities into society through an appropriate educational offering.

3. The canton provides for secondary education, vocational training, and continuing education, as well as access to higher vocational schools and universities. For this purpose, it may establish or support schools. It ensures a decentralized offering of secondary and vocational schools and promotes higher vocational schools and universities within the canton.

1. The canton and municipalities promote artistic, cultural, and scientific creation as well as cultural exchange. In doing so, they take into account linguistic diversity and regional characteristics.

1. Canton and municipalities support meaningful leisure activities, youth work, and sports.

1. The Canton supports and promotes cross-border cooperation.

2. It supports humanitarian aid for people and nations in need.

1. Public funds shall be utilized sparingly, economically, and effectively.

2. The financial budget should be balanced in the medium term, taking into account economic development.

3. Every expenditure requires a legal basis, a credit resolution, and an authorization for payment.

4. Costs are generally to be borne by the causers.

1. The competencies of the canton and the municipalities to levy taxes shall be determined by law.

2. The tax competencies of the national churches and the church municipalities are governed by the provisions concerning the state and churches.

1. To the extent the nature of the tax allows, the principles of universality, equality, and economic capacity must be considered in the design of taxes.

2. Taxes are to be assessed in such a manner that economically weak persons are protected, the incentive to perform is maintained, self-provision is promoted, and competitiveness is preserved.

3. Intermunicipal double taxation is prohibited.

1. The canton ensures fiscal equalization.

2. Fiscal equalization aims to achieve balanced conditions in tax burdens and in the services provided by municipalities and regions.

3. The law may provide for additional contributions to reduce regional disparities, to fulfill special functions by a municipality or region, and to promote certain tasks.

1. The Grand Council exercises financial supervision. It is supported in this by an independent auditing body.

1. The Evangelical Reformed Church and the Roman Catholic Church are publicly recognized by law.

2. The Evangelical Reformed Regional Church and its parishes, as well as the Catholic Regional Church and its parishes, are corporations under public law.

3. By law, additional religious communities can be publicly recognized.

1. The national churches and their parishes independently regulate their affairs within the framework of cantonal law.

2. They are entitled to levy taxes from their members according to the principles applicable to municipalities.

3. The parishes have the right to elect and dismiss their clergy.

4. The canton has the supervisory authority over the lawful use of financial resources and the compliance with the legal order.

5. It may levy a church tax from legal entities by law.

1. Other religious communities are subject to private law.

1. The constitution may be revised wholly or partially at any time.

2. A partial revision can encompass a single provision or several materially related provisions.

3. The people decide, based on a popular initiative or a decision of the Grand Council, whether a total revision of the constitution should be initiated.

4. In the case of a total revision, the constitutional draft can contain one or more variants instead of a variant according to Article 19, which must be voted on separately either in advance or simultaneously.

1. This Constitution shall enter into force on January 1, 2004.

2. At this time, the Constitution for the Canton of Graubünden dated October 2, 1892, shall be repealed.

3. Amendments to the Canton Constitution dated October 2, 1892, which occur between the resolution of the Grand Council concerning the Constitution and its entry into force, shall be incorporated into the new Canton Constitution by the Grand Council. This decision is not subject to a referendum.

1. Decrees that have been enacted by an authority that is no longer competent or through a procedure that is no longer permissible shall remain in force.

2. The amendment of these decrees shall be governed by this constitution.

3. Until the entry into force of corresponding statutory provisions, the following provisions of the Constitution for the Canton of Graubünden of October 2, 1892, shall continue to apply

1. Art. 27 paras. 1 and 2

2. Art. 39 para. 4

3. Art. 40 para. 5 sentences 2 and 3, and para. 6

4. Until no later than December 31, 2008, Article 38 paragraph 2 of the Constitution for the Canton of Graubünden of October 2, 1892, shall continue to apply.

1. If new law is to be enacted or existing law is to be amended pursuant to this Constitution, this shall be done without delay.

2. Within three years of the entry into force of this Constitution, the government shall submit proposals to the Grand Council for the necessary adjustments to the legislation.

1. Members of the authorities and courts shall remain in office until the end of their term, pursuant to previous law, subject to the following exceptions

1. The term of office for members of the Great Council and their deputies is extended until July 31, 2006;

2. The term of office for District Presidents and their deputies is extended until July 31, 2006;

3. The term of office for the members of the Council of States from Grisons is extended until November 25, 2007.

2. The provisions of this Constitution apply to new elections and replacement elections.

3. Full-time members of a judicial authority require the approval of the Justice Commission of the Great Council for any secondary employment until the enactment of corresponding legal provisions. Such activities must not impair the complete fulfillment of their official duties, the independence, or the reputation of the court. The Justice Commission may impose an appropriate reduction in workload or an obligation to remit compensation received for the secondary employment. The provisions for full-time members of a judicial authority remain applicable.

4. Until the enactment of corresponding legal provisions, the regulations concerning administrative court proceedings shall apply mutatis mutandis to constitutional court proceedings.

1. The formation and validity of popular initiatives and referendums that were registered with the State Chancellery before the adoption of this constitution shall be assessed according to the previous law.

2. Proposals adopted by the Grand Council upon the coming into force of this constitution shall be subject to a popular vote according to the previous law.

3. Popular initiatives for partial revision of the previous constitution that are submitted before the adoption of the new constitution shall be converted by the Grand Council into proposals for partial revision of the new constitution.

1. Regional organizations of intermunicipal cooperation that are not yet regional associations within the meaning of the constitution at the time the new constitution comes into force shall be treated as regional associations until December 31, 2006.

2. It is the responsibility of the board of the regional associations to submit proposals for the future design of a regional association to the competent bodies and municipalities by December 31, 2004.

1. Districts which perform tasks delegated by municipalities shall continue to exist as public law entities of the canton up to two years after the entry into force of the division of the canton into regions. The term of office of the presidents and their deputies of the other districts is extended until the time of dissolution.

2. Until the end of 2016, the districts shall serve as judicial districts for civil and criminal jurisdiction. Their legal status shall be governed by law.

3. From the entry into force of the division of the canton into regions, tasks shall no longer be assigned to the districts and regional associations.

4. State liability for, and supervision over, the districts, districts, and regional associations are ensured for the entire duration of their existence to the extent provided by the Constitution of the Canton of Graubünden of May 18, 2003/September 14, 2003.