Grand Council of Ticino

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The Grand Council of Ticino is the unicameral cantonal parliament of the Swiss canton of Ticino, responsible for making laws, overseeing the government, and representing the canton’s citizens.

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Label Occurrences
Grand Council of Ticino canonical 1
Ticino cantonal parliament 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cantonal parliament
legislative body
unicameral legislature
belongsTo Italian-speaking region of Switzerland
canApprove cantonal budget
canCall cantonal referendums under certain conditions
canInitiate constitutional amendments at cantonal level
canPass cantonal laws
country Switzerland
electoralTerm 4 years
elects Council of State of Ticino NERFINISHED
Ticino representatives to the Council of States (historically, before federal reforms)
cantonal judiciary of Ticino NERFINISHED
governmentType representative democracy at cantonal level
governs matters of cantonal competence in Ticino
hasCommittee finance committee of the Grand Council of Ticino NERFINISHED
legislative committee of the Grand Council of Ticino
oversight and audit committees of the Grand Council of Ticino
hasPower to approve international agreements within cantonal competence
hasTypeOfParliament cantonal parliament of Switzerland
hasWebsite official website of the Grand Council of Ticino
highestLegislativeAuthorityIn canton of Ticino NERFINISHED
isUnicameral true
jurisdiction canton of Ticino NERFINISHED
legislativeBodyOf canton of Ticino NERFINISHED
locatedIn Bellinzona NERFINISHED
meetsIn Palazzo delle Orsoline NERFINISHED
membersElectedBy citizens of Ticino
nativeNameLanguage it
numberOfMembers 90
officialLanguage Italian
oversees cantonal administration of Ticino
implementation of cantonal legislation
partOf Swiss cantonal political system
political system of the canton of Ticino
role makes cantonal laws
oversees cantonal government
represents citizens of Ticino
seat Bellinzona NERFINISHED
shortDescription unicameral cantonal parliament of Ticino, Switzerland
subdivisionTypeForElections electoral districts of Ticino
supervises Council of State of Ticino NERFINISHED
uses party-list proportional representation
votingSystem proportional representation

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Canton of Ticino legislature Grand Council of Ticino
Bellinzona isSeatOf Grand Council of Ticino
this entity surface form: Ticino cantonal parliament