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Art. 57 Gesetz über die Verwaltungsrechtspflege (VRG) - Zulässigkeit
Verfahren vor Obergericht - Verfassungsbeschwerde
Art. 57 VRG · Zulässigkeit
1. Das Obergericht beurteilt als Verfassungsgericht Beschwerden gegen
a) rechtsetzende Erlasse;
b) Eingriffe in das Stimmrecht sowie Wahlen und Abstimmungen;
c) endgültige Entscheide von Gemeinden, von anderen Körperschaften und von selbstständigen Anstalten des kantonalen Rechts sowie des Grossen Rats, der Regierung und der kantonalen Departemente in öffentlichrechtlichen Streitigkeiten.
2. Unterliegt ein rechtsetzender Erlass der Genehmigung durch die Regierung oder ein Departement, ist die Verfassungsbeschwerde gegen den Erlass erst nach Mitteilung des Genehmigungsbeschlusses zulässig.
3. Die Verfassungsbeschwerde ist ausgeschlossen, soweit ein anderes kantonales Rechtsmittel gegeben ist.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (58)
VR1 2025 46 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Challenge to Municipal Assembly Approval of 2024 Annual Accounts Dismissed
Basis for the Court of Appeal (Obergericht) to judge the appeal concerning interference with voting rights and elections/votes.
V 2023 10 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Administrative Court Dismisses Challenge to Municipal Budget Resolution Over Procedural Flaws
Procedural basis under which the court has jurisdiction to review appeals concerning voting rights and elections/votes.
A 2023 37 · gr (art. 57 cpv. 1 lett. c LGA)
Municipality Fee Installment Rejection Appeal Dismissed for Procedural Error
This provision was cited in the reasoning regarding the possibility of a constitutional appeal against final decisions.
PVG 2022 2 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. a und lit. c VRG)
Municipality Autonomy in Primary Education vs. Government Cooperation Order
Cited to establish the jurisdiction of the Administrative Court to rule on the appeal against the government's decision.
V 2022 3 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Citizen Initiative on 5G Rejected as Preempted by Federal and Cantonal Law
Cited to establish the court's jurisdiction to decide on appeals concerning constitutional and political rights.
V 2020 14 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Appeal Against Unanimous Approval of Minutes Dismissed as Untimely
Cited to confirm the Court's jurisdiction for appeals concerning interference with voting rights and elections.
V 2020 14 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Litigant Fails to Timely Object to Improper Municipal Minute Approval
Cited in the reasoning to establish the court's jurisdiction over complaints regarding infringements of voting rights and elections/referendums, which is the type of complaint considered.
V 2020 9 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Challenge to Early Municipal Election Submission Validity Upheld
Cited in the reasoning (E. 1.2) to establish the jurisdiction of the Administrative Court as a constitutional court over disputes concerning elections, which implies the final decision is based on this scope of review, although it is not explicitly in the dispositive orders 1-5.
V 2020 7 · gr (Art. 57 ff. VRG)
Election Nomination Dispute Inadmissible Due to Failure to Exhaust Internal Appeals
This procedural basis was referenced in the reasoning to check the admissibility of the constitutional appeal.
V 2020 7 · gr (Art. 57 ff. VRG)
Failure to Exhaust Internal Municipal Appeal in Electoral Challenge
Cited as the general framework for reviewing the admissibility of the constitutional appeal.
V 2020 2 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Voter Challenge to Municipal Council Decision on Development Plan Revision Submission Method Upheld
Cited in the reasoning to establish the court's competence, but since it was a challenge to the admissibility/competence of the decision and the final order is a dismissal, it is implicitly related to the ground for the ruling, although the final order cites no substantive ground.
V 2020 2 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Municipal Council Competence in GEP Revision During COVID-19 Restrictions
Used to establish the Court's jurisdiction as a constitutional court for reviewing the voting rights complaint.
V 2019 4 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. a VRG)
Property Owner's Challenge to Municipal Traffic Regulation Law Upheld on Standing, Dismissed on Merits
Cited in the reasoning to confirm the nature of the challenged law as an appealable enactment (though the final order only dismisses the appeal).
V 2019 4 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. a VRG)
Co-Owner Appeal Against Municipal Road Regulation Dismissed
Cited in the reasoning to confirm that the municipal law was a suitable object of appeal as a legislative enactment in constitutional review proceedings.
V 2019 5 · gr (Art. 57 Abs. 1 lit. b VRG)
Challenge to Municipal FOIA Adoption and Constitutional Revision
Cited in the reasoning (E.1) regarding the court's jurisdiction, but not explicitly repeated in the final orders. EXCLUDED.