Basel-Landschaft government does not respond to voting rights complaint
According to the government of the Canton of Basel-Landschaft, there should be no recount of the votes cast in the federal referendum on the Radio and Television Act (RTVG). It has declined to consider a complaint filed by a voter making this demand.
The complaint submitted to the cantonal chancellery demanded that the result of the vote on the Radio and TV Act of 14 June 2015 be reviewed nationwide (Werbewoche.ch reported). The Baselbieter government justifies its decision not to intervene with a Federal Supreme Court ruling according to which a cantonal government does not have the competence to assess legal petitions aimed at measures that would have an effect outside its canton. The voting rights appeal was submitted by an unnamed private individual. The new law was adopted by an extremely narrow margin of just 0.16 percent or 3174 votes. In the Basel region, the result was much clearer: 45.8 percent voted in favor, compared to 54.2 percent against; the difference was 6658 votes. (SDA)
