EDRIElection Dispute Resolution Index

The statute enumerates three categories of complaints (Stimmrechtsbeschwerde, Abstimmungsbeschwerde, Wahlbeschwerde) and specifies the grounds for each, demonstrating partial enumeration of dispute types. However, the provision does NOT explicitly enumerate WHO has standing to file these complaints (e.g., any voter, candidates, parties, or qualified voters only). The statute names complaint categories but omits explicit standing requirements—it does not state 'candidates may contest,' 'voters with X threshold may contest,' or similar. The 3-day deadline is clearly codified, but standing parties are not. This represents enumeration of dispute grounds rather than enumeration of parties with standing, which creates ambiguity about access eligibility.

Article 77 BPR explicitly specifies that complaints regarding election irregularities (Wahlbeschwerde), voting rights violations (Stimmrechtsbeschwerde), and irregularities in ballot preparation and conduct (Abstimmungsbeschwerde) are filed "Bei der Kantonsregierung" (with the cantonal government). This establishes clear statutory venue by specifying the cantonal authority as the original jurisdiction for such election-related disputes. The statute also provides a precise filing deadline (within three days of discovering the grounds, or at latest on the third day after publication of results in the cantonal official gazette), which further demonstrates procedural clarity regarding access and timing. The specification of three distinct categories of complaints with clear jurisdictional assignment satisfies the requirement that venue and jurisdiction be specified by statute.

“Bei der Kantonsregierung kann Beschwerde geführt werden: a. wegen Verletzung des Stimmrechts nach den Artikeln 2–4, Artikel 5 Absätze 3 und 6 sowie den Artikeln 62 und 63 (Stimmrechtsbeschwerde); b. wegen Unregelmässigkeiten bei Abstimmungen (Abstimmungsbeschwerde); c. wegen Unregelmässigkeiten bei der Vorbereitung und Durchführung der Nationalratswahlen (Wahlbeschwerde).”

Article 77 BPR specifies a clear filing deadline for election contests (Wahlbeschwerde) at the cantonal government level. The statute codifies a three-day deadline measured from either (1) the discovery of the grounds for complaint or (2) publication of results in the cantonal official gazette, whichever is earlier, with an absolute outer limit of three days after publication. This satisfies the EDRI criterion for procedural clarity by establishing a statutory deadline tied to a defined event (publication of results). The deadline is mandatory ('eingeschrieben einzureichen') and measurable, meeting the requirement that filing deadlines be specified by statute with reference to certification or a comparable defined event.

“Die Beschwerde ist innert drei Tagen seit der Entdeckung des Beschwerdegrundes, spätestens jedoch am dritten Tag nach Veröffentlichung der Ergebnisse im kantonalen Amtsblatt eingeschrieben einzureichen.”

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Article 13 BPR addresses recount (Nachzählung) triggering conditions but provides minimal procedural clarity. The statute specifies that a recount is required only when irregularities are credibly demonstrated and materially capable of influencing the federal result. However, the text does not codify: (1) who performs the recount, (2) the specific counting methodology, (3) evidentiary standards for what constitutes 'glaubhaft gemacht' (credibly made), (4) timelines for recount completion, or (5) cost allocation. The provision establishes a threshold for triggering a recount but delegates substantive procedural details to regulation or administrative practice, failing to satisfy the statutory clarity benchmark required by EDRI criterion RECT.1.

“Ein sehr knappes Abstimmungsergebnis erfordert nur dann eine Nachzählung, wenn Unregelmässigkeiten glaubhaft gemacht worden sind, die nach Art und Umfang geeignet waren, das Bundesergebnis wesentlich zu beeinflussen.”

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Art. 15 BPR establishes a statutory trigger for certification (Erwahrung): the Federal Council must certify results once it is established that either no complaints have been filed with the Federal Court or such complaints have been decided. This creates a rule-based, non-discretionary moment for certification. However, the statute does not specify an absolute deadline (e.g., 'within X days'). Instead, certification is event-triggered (completion of complaint procedures), which reduces procedural clarity and creates potential for indefinite delays depending on Federal Court docket pressure. The provision satisfies the criterion's core requirement that certification timing be statutory rather than administrative discretion, but incompletely satisfies it because no absolute temporal boundary is codified. The rule is clear but depends on an external proceeding's conclusion rather than a fixed calendar date.

“Der Bundesrat stellt das Abstimmungsergebnis verbindlich fest (Erwahrung), sobald feststeht, dass beim Bundesgericht keine Abstimmungsbeschwerden eingegangen sind, oder sobald über diese entschieden worden ist.”

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