SwitzerlandCommunes vaudoises 7 · Your commune in Vaud
What does the right of initiative allow at the level of a municipality in Vaud?
In the exam (French)
Que permet le droit d'initiative au niveau d'une commune vaudoise ?
- aVoters can themselves propose a subject to be dealt withLes électeurs peuvent proposer eux-mêmes un sujet à traiterCorrect answer
- bVoters can remove the district prefect (préfet) from officeLes électeurs peuvent révoquer le préfet du district
- cVoters can change the cantonal lawLes électeurs peuvent modifier la loi cantonale
- dVoters can choose the number of executive members of the neighbouring municipalityLes électeurs peuvent choisir le nombre de municipaux de la commune voisine
Why?
The municipal electorate has a right of initiative: a sufficient number of voters can ask the municipality to deal with a question. The law sets out the conditions and the excluded subjects.
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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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