Referendum in Hesse 2011
On March 27, 2011, a referendum took place in Hesse to include the debt brake in the Hessian state constitution . It was held at the same time as the local elections in Hesse in 2011 . The constitutional amendment was passed with seventy percent. The next referendums in Hessen were the 2018 referendums in Hessen .
Referendum
On December 15, 2010, the Hessian state parliament passed the law amending the constitution of the state of Hesse . This law provides for the debt brake to be included in the Hessian state constitution. The debt brake limits the state of Hesse's indebtedness and prohibits new indebtedness from 2020.
In order to change the Hessian state constitution, a referendum is necessary according to Article 123, paragraph 2 of the constitution of the state of Hesse . According to the law on referendums, the Hessian state government set March 27, 2011 as the day of the referendum on December 22, 2010.
A brochure from the Land Returning Officer was sent to the citizens entitled to vote with the voting notifications . This brochure provides explanations of the referendum. The Left Party in the Hessian state parliament failed on December 15, 2010 with the attempt to include not only advantages of the debt brake in this brochure, but also disadvantages. This change was rejected by the parliamentary groups of the CDU , the SPD , the FDP and the Greens . Thereupon Die Linke sued the State Court of Hesse because it saw this brochure as a violation of basic democratic principles. On March 9, 2011, the State Court rejected the left's action. The judges justified their decision by stating that a decision in favor of the Left's action would be a massive interference with an ongoing process. The judges in the main proceedings decided on the principle of the action with a judgment of 9 October 2013 rejecting the application.
Results of the referendum
The referendum was accepted by the voters with 70.0%. The amendment to the constitution was announced on April 29, 2011 in the Law and Ordinance Gazette for the State of Hesse and came into force on May 10, 2011. The debt brake has since been codified in Article 141 of the state constitution.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on the Landesportal Hessen ( Memento of the original from October 25, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Ordinance on the day of the referendum (VAbstTV HE 2010) rv.hessenrecht.de, accessed on May 30, 2020
- ↑ HR website : Urgent proceedings: Linke is suing the debt brake , accessed on March 11, 2011
- ↑ a b Website of the HR : Referendum on the debt brake: action by the left faction dismissed , accessed on March 11, 2011
- ↑ StGH of the State of Hesse, judgment of October 9, 2013 - P.St. 23 October 9, 2013, accessed October 29, 2018 .
- ↑ HR website : Clear yes to the debt brake ( memento of the original from August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed March 28, 2011
- ↑ Hessian Constitution, Article 141. In: lawww.de. Retrieved March 19, 2016 .
