SwitzerlandCommunes vaudoises 14 · Your commune in Vaud
What can a municipal council (conseil communal) in Vaud do with a motion?
In the exam (French)
Que peut faire un conseil communal vaudois avec une motion ?
- aDismiss the syndic without going through a vote by the votersDestituer le syndic sans passer par un vote des électeurs
- bDirectly amend an article of the cantonal ConstitutionModifier directement un article de la Constitution cantonale
- cRequire the municipal executive to present it with a study or a projectObliger la municipalité à lui présenter une étude ou un projetCorrect answer
- dReplace the municipal executive with the prefect until the electionsRemplacer la municipalité par le préfet jusqu'aux élections
Why?
By a motion, the council can ask the municipal executive to submit a study or a project to it, and can set a deadline. It is a means of oversight of the municipal executive.
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Source
Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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