Ordinance on the Conduct of Elections to the National Council

1. The procedure for the National Council elections is governed by federal legal provisions.

2. Insofar as federal law contains no provisions, the cantonal regulations concerning votes and elections shall apply.

3. Ballot papers that do not bear a control stamp are invalid.

1. The Executive Council issues an instruction on the conduct of the electoral procedure before each election.

2. The State Chancellery publishes announcements to the eligible voters (preliminary procedure) in the Official Gazette and issues supplementary directives for the conduct of the electoral procedure.

1. The Conduct of Elections in Municipalities is the Responsibility of the Local Election Offices.

1. Election proposals must be submitted to the Executive Council no later than the 62nd day (the ninth last Monday) before the election day.

1. The State Chancellery directs and supervises the election process; as the cantonal election office, it is specifically responsible for

a) receiving and rectifying the election proposals

b) determining and compiling the election results as well as distributing the seats of the electoral district

1. The appeals procedure is governed by Articles 77-82 of the Federal Act on Political Rights of December 17, 1976.

1. This ordinance shall enter into force on January 1, 1979, following approval by the Federal Council. It is to be published in the official gazette and included in the cantonal legislative collection.

2. It replaces the implementing ordinance for the Federal Act concerning the election of the National Council dated November 14, 1919, and the implementing ordinance for the same dated July 8, 1919 (Federal Proportional Representation Procedure) from September 3, 1919.