General Typology
- Instrument
- Authorities' minority plebiscite [MTP]
- Location
- Austria
- Local Name
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Teiländerung der Verfassung
- Political Level
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national
- Normative Level
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constitutional
- Legally Binding?
- yes
- Legally Defined
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Article 44
(3) Any total revision of the Federal Constitution shall upon conclusion of the procedure pursuant to Art. 42 above but before its authentication by the Federal President be submitted to a referendum by the Federal people whereas any partial revision requires this only if one third of the members of the National Council or the Federal Council so demands.References: Constitution of Austria, 1929 (Version 2011)
- Subject Matter
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Partial revision of the constitution
Actors
- Author
- Parliament
- Initiator
- 1/3 of the members of the National Council or the Federal Council
- Decision maker
- Electorate
Requirements
- Number Of Signatures
- Available Time
- Turnout Quorum
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Legal source does not mention turnout quorum
- Approval Quorum
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Legal source does not mention special approval quorum
- Geographical Quorum
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Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues
- Other Formal Requirements
Procedural Elements
- Collection Mode
- Specify Collection Mode
- Wording Of Ballot Question
- Interaction With Authorities
- Supervision And Support
- Transparency And Finance
Practice
- Use
- Archive
- Remarks