The Impact of Direct Democracy on Society - Universität St.Gallen

– 59 –CantonObwalden(22 Oct 2002)Table 6: <strong>The</strong> Fiscal Referendum – Mandatory (Ordinary) (cont.)FinancialthresholdArticle in cant.const.effective since29 Nov 1998(29 Nov 1998)RemarksNon-existingObwalden(8 June1997 -29 Nov 1998)Obwalden(old)> 1 million(> 200,000)> 300,000(> 50,000)art. 61, num. 3 8 June 1997(8 June 1997)art. 61, num. 3 8 June 1986(8 June 1986)(Landsgemeinde)Laws and decrees(Landsgemeinde)Laws and decreesNidwalden(28 Dec 2001)Luzern(21 Oct 2003)> 5 million(> 500,000)>25 million(> 25 millions =10 times annualexpense)art. 52 num.4 1 Dec 1996(1 Dec1996)art. 39 bis, 1 1 Jan 1977lit. c (5 Dec 1976)art. 39, 2art. 39 bis, 3Decrees <strong>of</strong> the LandratDecrees and laws <strong>of</strong> theGrosser RatUri(1 Apr 2003)> 1 million(> 100,000 atleast 10 years)art. 24, lit. cart. 24, lit. d1 Jan 1994(28 Nov 1993)Expenditure projects,i.e. decrees;Laws see table 4Schwyz(18 Aug 2004)> 250,000(> 50,000 )art. 30, 2 31 Dec 1958 Decrees <strong>of</strong> theKantonsratSee T/S 1999, p. 305Glarus(30 Mar 2004)> 1 million(> 200,000)art. 69, 2 lit. b 5 May 2002(5 May 2002)(Landsgemeinde)DecreesGlarus(old)> 500,000(> 100,000)art. 69, 1 lit. d 1 May 1988(1 May 1988)(Landsgemeinde)DecreesZug(1 Apr 2003)Freiburg(18 Aug 2004)new constitutionby 1 Jan 2005Freiburg(old)Solothurn(30 Mar 2004)> 1% <strong>of</strong> theoverall spending<strong>of</strong> the lastcantonal budget> 1% <strong>of</strong> theoverall spending<strong>of</strong> the lastcantonal budget> 5 million(> 500,000)At least since1970art. 45 lit. b 1 Jan 2005(16 May 2004)art. 28 bis 7 Oct 1986(8 June 1986)art. 35, 1 lit. e 11 Dec 1998(29 Nov 1998)Non-existingSee also T/S 1999, p.401Decrees and laws <strong>of</strong> theGrand Conseil /Grosser RatLaws and decrees <strong>of</strong>the Grosser Rat /Grand ConseilDecrees <strong>of</strong> theKantonsrat