District Administrator (Glarus)

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The Glarus District Administrator is the cantonal parliament of the Canton of Glarus .

By 2010 it had 80 members; this number was reduced to 60 on the occasion of the Glarus community reform with the last general renewal election. The district administrators are each elected for four years in three constituencies, which correspond to the political communities of the canton of Glarus. The last new elections took place on June 10, 2018. There were minor changes in the distribution of mandates among the three constituencies due to changes in the number of residents. There were 26 members from Glarus North , 19 from Glarus and 15 from Glarus South .

The district administrator usually meets twelve times a year, one to three times a day.

tasks

The regular term of office of the 60 members is four years, the year of office begins with the constituent meeting of the district administrator. The Glarus District Administrator is basically the canton's highest supervisory authority over government, courts and administration. In terms of legislation, the district administrator's tasks are primarily of a preparatory nature; Bills and constitutional amendments can only be worked out in cooperation with the government council ; The Landsgemeinde , which is the highest legislative body in the canton of Glarus, decides on their final adoption . Approvals to concordats and other state treaties can only be prepared by the district administrator, but ultimately also require the approval of the rural community.

The legislative proposals are published as motions in the so-called Memorial of the Landsgemeinde. However, not every single change in the law is voted on by “reducing and increasing”. Article 66 of the cantonal constitution stipulates that applications by the district administrator are deemed to have been adopted if no amendments are made. It is a regulation analogous to the optional referendum law in other Swiss cantons. Exceptions to this are, of course, drafts that must be voted on, analogous to the mandatory referendum of other cantons.

Without the consent of the Landsgemeinde, the district administrator may decide on one-off expenditure items of up to one million francs or recurring items of up to 200,000 francs. The purchase of real estate as an investment or provision up to a value of 5 million francs is also not subject to the mandatory approval of the Landsgemeinde. Ordinances, administrative and financial decisions may be passed by the district administrator, provided that this is based on authorizations in the relevant laws or in the constitution or has been decided on by the rural community.

The district administrator elects the members of the district administration office from among its members. They are the district council president, the vice president and the tellers. Furthermore, the district administrator elects the public prosecutors and youth attorneys and - insofar as the law provides - also members of the authorities and cantonal employees.

history

In 1971, the rural community in the canton gave women political rights. In 1972, Christine Schmidlin-Meier was the first District Administrator in Glarus to speak to the Landsgemeinde im Ring for the first time a year later .

Parties

Elections for the Glarus District Administrator on June 10, 2018
Turnout: 29.5%
 %
30th
20th
10
0
27.0
17.6
13.5
12.9
11.5
10.3
7.1
0.2
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
-1.9
-0.9
-1.6
+1.4
+0.7
-0.2
+2.5
+0.1
Otherwise.
7th
8th
4th
6th
8th
11
16
7th 8th 4th 6th 8th 11 16 
A total of 60 seats

In the elections from 2002 to 2018, the participating parties achieved the following number of seats.

  Distribution of seats 2018 2014 2010 2006 2002
  CVP 6 seats 6 seats 5 seats 12 seats 13 seats
  CSP --- --- 1 seat 1 seats ---
  FDP 11 seats 12 seats 12 seats 23 seats 26 seats
  BDP 8 seats 9 seats 10 seats --- ---
  Green 7 seats 7 seats 7 seats 6 seats 8 seats
  GLP 4 seats 2 seats --- --- ---
  SP 8 seats 7 seats 8 seats 12 seat 12 seats
  SVP 16 seats 17 seats 17 seats 26 seats 21 seats

Members

eligibility

In contrast to all other cantons, in Glarus the right to vote applies from the age of 16, provided that you have Swiss citizenship. The passive right to vote, however, remains at 18 years of age. (Article 57 of the cantonal constitution). Article 74 of the constitution also provides for the option of persons not entitled to vote being elected to certain authorities; this requires a law or an ordinance of the district administrator. Due to the separation of powers, members of the government council, court members and cantonal employees are not allowed to become members of the district administrator. The constitution also includes an exclusion of relatives for authorities; parents and children, siblings, spouses, registered partners, grandparents, grandchildren, brothers-in-law and parents-in-law may not belong to the same authority. However, this exception does not apply to the district administrator.

Number and distribution among the constituencies

The district administrator has 60 members who are distributed across the three constituencies according to the current population. The constituencies correspond to the political communities, the number of which was reduced from 25 to three at the beginning of 2011. The government council is responsible for determining and publishing how many seats are in which constituency. The “Law on Elections and Voting at the Ballot Box” sets the election date on the federal voting day in the second quarter of the year.

local community Number of representatives 2010–2014 Number of representatives 2014–2018 Number of representatives 2018–2022
Glarus North 25th 26th 27
Glarus 19th 19th 19th
Glarus South 16 15th 14th

compensation

The remuneration of parliamentarians is regulated in the “Ordinance on the remuneration of the members of the authorities as well as the state and teaching staff”, which is also known as the “Wage Ordinance” for short. The council members receive an attendance fee of CHF 150 for each meeting of the district administrator, the office and the commissions; the presidia of the district administrator and commissions receive double the attendance fee. For the year in office, the district administration's presidency is entitled to compensation of 5 percent of the maximum wage in wage band 16, which corresponds to CHF 8838.-; the presidia of the standing commissions in the district administration receive an annual compensation of 3 percent, i.e. CHF 5303.-

Members of the District Administrator

As of October 31, 2016

Surname Political party Residential municipality so far Unified congregation from 2011 function
Matthias Auer FDP Netstal Glarus member
Marco Banzer SVP Ennenda Glarus member
Kaspar Becker-Zünd BDP Ennenda Glarus member
Markus Beglinger BDP Glarus Glarus member
Rolf Blumer SVP Glarus Glarus member
Daniela Bösch Widmer CVP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Christian Büttiker SP Netstal Glarus member
Fridolin Dürst FDP Obstalden Glarus North member
Martin Dürst SVP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Aydın Elitok-Aygün SVP Bilten Glarus North member
Susanne Elmer-Feuz FDP Ennenda Glarus District President
Rolf Elmer BDP Elm Glarus South Group President (BDP)
Andrea Fäs-Trummler CVP Ennenda Glarus member
Hans Rudolf Forrer SP Lynx singing Glarus South Vote counter
Zarina Friedli SP Glarus Glarus member
Bruno Gallati-Landolt CVP Näfels Glarus North Group President (CVP)
Toni Gisler SVP Linthal Glarus South Group President (SVP)
Roland Goethe FDP Glarus Glarus member
Renata Grassi Slongo SP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Marius Grossenbacher Green Glarus Glarus member
Thomas Hefti FDP Dwindling Glarus South member
† 2019 Marco Hodel CVP Glarus Glarus member
Rolf Hürlimann FDP Dwindling Glarus South member
Regula Nelly Keller Green Ennenda Glarus member
Thomas Kistler SP Niederurnen Glarus North Group President (SP)
Kaspar war SVP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Emil Küng SVP Obstalden Glarus North member
Beny Landolt Jr. BDP Näfels Glarus North member
Franz Landolt GLP Näfels Glarus North member
Martin Landolt BDP Näfels Glarus North member
Martin Laupper FDP Näfels Glarus North member
Fridolin Luchsinger BDP Dwindling Glarus South member
Hans Luchsinger SVP Nidfurn Glarus South member
Karl Mächler-Hefti BDP Ennenda Glarus member
Christian Marti FDP Glarus Glarus member
Hansjörg Marti FDP Nidfurn Glarus South Parliamentary group president (FDP)
Jacques Marti SP Sool Glarus South member
Gabriela Meier Jud FDP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Ernst Müller CVP Mollis Glarus North member
Priska Müller choice Green Niederurnen Glarus North member
Steve Nann SP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Beat Noser CVP Head urns Glarus North member
Ann-Kristin Peterson Green Niederurnen Glarus North member
Vreni riding book SVP Linthal Glarus South member
Luca Rimini BDP Head urns Glarus North member
Peter Rothlin SVP Head urns Glarus North Vote counter
Andreas Hans Schlittler Green Glarus Glarus member
Heinrich Schmid SVP Bilten Glarus North member
Roger Schneider FDP Niederurnen Glarus North member
Matthias Schnyder-Kamm SVP Netstal Glarus member
Ruedi Schwitter GLP Näfels Glarus North member
Karl Stadler Green Schwändi Glarus South Group President (Greens)
Fridolin Dust Tremp SVP Bilten Glarus North member
Simon Trumpi SVP Glarus Glarus member
Thomas Tschudi SVP Näfels Glarus North member
Mathias Vögeli BDP Rüti GL Glarus South member
Fritz Weber SVP Netstal Glarus member
Hans-Heinrich Wichser SVP Braunwald Glarus South member
Peter Zentner FDP Frosted Glarus South member
Mathias Zopfi Green Engi GL Glarus South District Vice President

Members resigned during the 2014–2018 legislative period

Surname place of residence Withdrawal day successor
Hans Peter Spälti Netstal August 30, 2015 Zarina Friedli
Fredo Landolt Näfels October 30, 2016 Beat Noser
Myrta Giovanoli Ennenda May 31, 2016 Marius Grossenbacher
Marc Ziltener Mollis June 30, 2016 Martin Dürst

Legislative periods

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://gs.gl.ch/pdf/i/gs_i_a_1_1.pdf Glarner canton constitution
  2. ↑ Minutes of the Landsgemeinde from May 6, 1973 Glarner Tonarchiv
  3. ↑ Christine Schmidlin died , Southeastern Switzerland, January 9, 2011
  4. ↑ Elections and Votes 2010 . gl.ch. Retrieved July 17, 2011.
  5. ↑ http://gs.gl.ch/pdf/i/gs_i_d_22_2.pdf Law on elections and votes at the Glarus ballot box
  6. ↑ http://gs.gl.ch/pdf/ii/gs_ii_c_1_1.pdf Glarus wage ordinance