Hesse, Germany, regional Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung)
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- Hesse, Germany
- Political level
- regional
- Local Name:
- Volksentscheid (Verfassungsänderung)
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Article 123
(1) Regulations of the constitution may be amended by legislation, but only in a way that the text of the constitution is amended or a new article is added to the constitution.
(2) To adopt an amendment to the constitution, more than half of the legal members of Parliament approve it and in a referendum the majority of people agree with the amendment.
References: Verfassung des Landes Hessen 1946, (accessed Dec. 11, 2019)
- Subject Matter:
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To amend the constitution
Actors
- Author:
- Parliament
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- Electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- None
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority
- Geographical Quorum:
- None
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks:
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The English language version here is provided as a courtesy. The German language text is the official version.