Austria: legal designs on the local level
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Burgenland, Austria, local Veto-plebiscite [AVP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Veto-plebiscite [AVP]
- Location:
- Burgenland, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Burgenland, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Burgenland, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- At least 25 per cent
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Burgenland, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Burgenland, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- municipality:at least 20 per cent ; city district) of at least 20 %, but not less than 50 %
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Burgenland, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Burgenland, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Burgenland, Austria, local Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Volksabstimmung aufgrund eines Antrags - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung aufgrund eines Antrags
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location:
- Burgenland, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- Total: 25%; Application: 5%
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Carinthia, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksbegehren - Local name:
- Volksbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Carinthia, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 5%
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Carinthia, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksentscheid - Local name:
- Volksentscheid
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Carinthia, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Carinthia, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Carinthia, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Innsbruck, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 200; Main Phase: 2000
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Innsbruck, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Innsbruck, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Linz, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Linz, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Linz, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Linz, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 2% of the electorate
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Linz, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Linz, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 4% of electorate
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Linz, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Linz, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Lower Austria, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Lower Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Lower Austria, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Initiativrecht - Local name:
- Initiativrecht
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Lower Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- Application: 10%; Total: Majority
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Lower Austria, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Initiativantrag (Cities) - Local name:
- Initiativantrag (Cities)
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Lower Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- Supported by at least as many citizens as the number of votes required to obtain a council mandate
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Lower Austria, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Bürgerbefragung (Cities) - Local name:
- Bürgerbefragung (Cities)
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Lower Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- Min. 10% of the electorate
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City of Salzburg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Bürgerbefragung - Local name:
- Bürgerbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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City of Salzburg, Austria, local Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Bürgerabstimmung - Local name:
- Bürgerabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Salzburg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Bürgerbefragung - Bürgerbegehren - Local name:
- Bürgerbefragung - Bürgerbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 2000
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State of Salzburg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Bürgerabstimmung - Local name:
- Bürgerabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Salzburg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Bürgerbegehren - Local name:
- Bürgerbegehren
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 10% of voters
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State of Salzburg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Bürgerbefragung - Local name:
- Bürgerbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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State of Salzburg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 10% of voters in defined municipal area
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City of Salzburg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Local name:
- Bürgerabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Salzburg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Steyr, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Steyr, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Steyr, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Steyr, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 2% of electorate
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Steyr, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Steyr, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Steyr, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Steyr, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 4% of electorate
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Styria, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Initiativrecht - Local name:
- Initiativrecht
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Styria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 10% of electorate or 10000 in municipality or part of municipality (minimum 30 in case of municipal part)
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Styria, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Styria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Styria, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Styria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Styria, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Initiative mit nachfolgender Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Initiative mit nachfolgender Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Styria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 25% of electorate (See corresponding agenda initiative)
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Styria, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Styria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 10 per cent or 10,000 of those eligible to vote; municipal parts: 10% , min. 30
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Tyrol, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Tyrol, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 1/6th of electorate
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Tyrol, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Tyrol, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Tyrol, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 25% of electorate of part of the territory of the State
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Tyrol, Austria, local Veto-plebiscite [AVP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Veto-plebiscite [AVP]
- Location:
- Tyrol, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Upper Austria, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Upper Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 18% - 9% (depending on number of voters in a municipality
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Upper Austria, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Upper Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Upper Austria, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Upper Austria, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 2% of the electorate, but minimum 25 voters
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Vienna, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Vienna, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 5% of electorate
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Vienna, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Vienna, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbegehren nach dem GemeindegesetzI - Local name:
- Volksbegehren nach dem Gemeindegesetz
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 25% of the electorate
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- <1501 voters: 20%; plus next up to 1,500 voters; 15%; plus in excess thereof: 10 %
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- < 1501 voters: 20% ; next 1500 voters: +15% ; additional voters: 10% therof
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Veto-plebiscite [AVP] - Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung nach dem Gemeindegesetz
- Democratic instrument:
- Veto-plebiscite [AVP]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Vorarlberg, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Volksbegehren nach dem Gemeindegesetz - Local name:
- Volksbegehren nach dem Gemeindegesetz
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Vorarlberg, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- < 1501 voters: 20% ; next 1500 voters: +15% ; additional voters: 10% therof
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Wels, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Wels, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Wels, Austria, local Popular or citizens initiative [PCI] - Volksbefragung - Local name:
- Volksbefragung
- Democratic instrument:
- Popular or citizens initiative [PCI]
- Location:
- Wels, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 4% of electorate
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Wels, Austria, local Plebiscite [ATP] - Volksabstimmung - Local name:
- Volksabstimmung
- Democratic instrument:
- Plebiscite [ATP]
- Location:
- Wels, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
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Wels, Austria, local Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX] - Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative - Local name:
- Bürgerinnen- und Bürgerinitiative
- Democratic instrument:
- Agenda (setting) initiative [PAX]
- Location:
- Wels, Austria
- Political level:
- local
- Number of signatures:
- 2% of electorate