Landsgemeinde
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Landsgemeinde is a traditional form of direct democracy in some Swiss cantons where eligible citizens gather in an open-air assembly to vote on laws and elections by a show of hands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Landsgemeinde canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
form of direct democracy
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popular assembly ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialUnit | Swiss canton ⓘ |
| ceremonialElement |
oath or pledge to the constitution (in some cantons)
ⓘ
procession of authorities ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| decisionOn |
cantonal budget
ⓘ
cantonal constitution amendments ⓘ cantonal laws ⓘ cantonal taxes ⓘ election of cantonal government ⓘ election of cantonal judges (in some cantons) ⓘ election of cantonal parliament (in some cantons) ⓘ election of cantonal representatives to the Council of States (historically in some cantons) ⓘ |
| declineReason |
growth of population sizes
ⓘ
introduction of secret ballot ⓘ practical difficulties of open-air mass voting ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
representative parliament-only decision-making
ⓘ
secret-ballot referendum ⓘ |
| eligibility | citizens with political rights in the canton ⓘ |
| feature |
annual regular meeting
ⓘ
possibility of extraordinary meetings ⓘ public debate before vote ⓘ |
| governancePrinciple |
direct participation of citizens
ⓘ
majority rule ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTerm | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | cantonal constitution ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | cantonal assembly ⓘ |
| locationType | open-air assembly ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | regularly covered by Swiss national media ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
communal assembly
ⓘ
direct democracy in Switzerland ⓘ open council (German: Offene Ratssitzung) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolicRole | symbol of Swiss direct democracy tradition ⓘ |
| timeOfYear | usually held in spring ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden (historically)
NERFINISHED
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Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Basel-Landschaft (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Glarus NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Nidwalden (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Obwalden (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Schwyz (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Ticino (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Uri (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Zug (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| votingMethod |
open vote
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show of hands ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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