Theater St. Gallen may put up posters for renovation bill
The St. Gallen Theater is permitted to put up promotional posters for the theater renovation, which will be put to a vote on March 4. The government clarified this on Tuesday in its response to an urgent interpellation in the cantonal council. The SVP had raised critical questions.
Involvement in the referendum campaign is permissible in individual cases if a company is particularly affected by the vote, writes the St. Gallen government. This has been established by the Federal Supreme Court. The display of voting posters in the theater building is therefore permissible in the present case. The usage agreement for the theater building does not provide for any restrictions in this regard.
The response goes on to say that neither the canton and its institutions nor the St. Gallen Concert and Theater Cooperative are supporting the referendum campaign with funds.
With regard to appearances by Construction Director Marc Mächler and the Head of the Office of Culture at voting events, the government writes that no expenses were reimbursed and that the Head of the Office did not record her appearances as working time. (SDA)
