Two-stage people's legislation
The two-stage people's legislation differs from the three-stage in that the final vote by the people is only preceded by an introductory stage - not two. The two-stage people's legislation includes a collection of signatures that lead directly to a referendum on a law or another subject of political decision-making . The distinction between the two procedures of people's legislation is z. B. made in the Federal Republic .
Germany
Procedure
In Germany there is a two-stage procedure at the municipal level in all federal states in which there are municipal referendums. At the level of the federal states , the principle of three-tier national legislation prevails .
Depending on which level in the Federal Republic of Germany the two-stage procedure is located, the two stages have different names. At the federal level , the first stage - the collection of signatures - is called a popular initiative or referendum . The second stage is the referendum . At the municipal level, the collection of signatures is called a referendum , the second stage is called a referendum . While popular initiatives and referendums can be equated in two-tier legislation (but not in three-tier legislation), the referendum as the prelude to a referendum should not be confused with a citizens' initiative .
history
In the Weimar Republic there was a procedure for people's legislation that ranged between two- and three-tier popular legislation : the preliminary stage, the “application for approval of a referendum ” only required 5,000 signatures across the country or an organization whose board could make a support of 100,000 credible . With a referendum , the actual first stage, at least 10% of those eligible to vote had to demand a referendum before this could be carried out in the second stage in accordance with Article 73, Paragraph 3 of the Weimar Constitution.
Switzerland
The Swiss political system only uses the two-stage procedure at all levels. The successful collection of a prescribed number of signatures from eligible voters for a popular initiative or referendum immediately leads to a vote .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Declaration on the collection of signatures at the federal level (Swiss Federal Chancellery) ( Memento of the original from April 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
