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Art. 163 Gemeindegesetz (GG) - Abstimmungsbeschwerde a) wegen Rechtswidrigkeit
IX. Staatsaufsicht - 2. Rechtsschutz
Art. 163 GG · Abstimmungsbeschwerde a) wegen Rechtswidrigkeit
1. Beschlüsse der Bürgerschaft, ausgenommen Beschlüsse über Einbürgerungsgesuche, sowie referendumspflichtige Beschlüsse können von Stimmberechtigten und von anderen Personen, die an der Änderung oder Aufhebung des Beschlusses ein eigenes schutzwürdiges Interesse dartun, wegen Rechtswidrigkeit mit Abstimmungsbeschwerde beim zuständigen Departement angefochten werden.
2. Die Beschwerde ist innert vierzehn Tagen seit Annahme des angefochtenen Beschlusses oder seit unbenutztem Ablauf der Referendumsfrist einzureichen.
3. Das zuständige Departement kann
a) den Beschluss der Bürgerschaft oder den referendumspflichtigen Beschluss aufheben;
b) angemessene Massnahmen treffen. Art. 159 dieses Erlasses wird sachgemäss angewendet.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (16)
B.2024.60 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Administrative Court Overturns Municipal Assembly Decisions on School Construction and Sports Facility Relocation
The nullity of the resolution regarding the 'Sportwelt Heimat' project study is established based on its substantive illegality.
B.2023.109 · sg (Art. 163 ff. GG)
Administrative Department Mandated to Rule on Optional Referendum Complaint Regarding Property Sale Valuation
Cited as the analogous provisions to fill the legal gap concerning the protection of municipal facultative referendum rights.
B.2021.256 · sg (Art. 163 Abs. 1 GG)
Municipal Contract Amendment for Girls' School Operation Upheld
The main ground for dismissing the appeal, as referenced in the introductory paragraph regarding the nature of the appeal (Abstimmungsbeschwerde wegen Rechtswidrigkeit).
B.2021.256 · sg (Art. 163 Abs. 1 GG)
Municipality Contract Amendment for School Operation Legality Appeal
This article establishes the basis for the appeal concerning the lawfulness of the ordinance/decision, which was ultimately deemed not unlawful ('Die Beschwerde wird abgewiesen').
DIGS411.423 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Administrative Appeal Upholds Council Authority Over School Site Selection
The appeal concerning the lawfulness (Rechtswidrigkeit) of the vote was partially granted based on this provision, as the underlying vote was outside the competence of the citizenry.
B.2019.144 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Appeal Regarding Delegation of Public Authority in School Contract Amendment
Mentioned in the reasoning regarding the inadmissibility of requests concerning supervisory measures, but not directly used in the final orders 1-3.
B.2019.144 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
School Contract Amendment and Delegation of Student Assignment Authority
This provision was cited in the reasoning regarding the inadmissibility of a specific claim related to supervisory measures, but the final order only enforced the decision based on substantive grounds.
B.2016.95 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Ordinance Upheld Against Environmental and Welfare Challenges
Used in the reasoning to establish standing and the type of review, but not cited in the final orders.
B.2017.29 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Political Rights Appeal on Substantive and Procedural Review of Municipal Act Decision
The case is partially remanded to the lower court for a decision based on this provision regarding the substance of the appeal.
B.2017.29 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Appeal Against Municipal School Contract Resolution: Illegality vs. Procedural Defect Deadlines
The case was remanded to the lower court for further decision based on this provision, which concerns a specific type of appeal (Abstimmungsbeschwerde wegen Rechtswidrigkeit).
B.2015.290 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Community Consultative Vote Legality Challenge
Cited in the context of the legal basis for challenging the decision due to illegality (Rechtswidrigkeit) via an appeal, although the main ground for annulment was later established based on the lack of legal basis for the consultation vote itself.
B.2015.290 · sg (Art. 163 GG)
Appeal Against Unlawful Consultative Property Repurchase Vote
Basis for appealing the decision regarding the lawfulness of the vote, as the appeal was granted in part.
B.2013.241 · sg (Art. 163 und 164 GG)
Appeal Regarding Non-Disclosure of School Board President Salary Before Budget Vote
Cited to establish the court's jurisdiction and the admissibility of the appeal concerning the voting challenge (Abstimmungsbeschwerde).
B.2013.150 · sg (Art. 163 Abs. 2 GG)
Challenge to Staged Municipal Funding for Street Renovation
Cited in the reasoning as the rule for the appeal deadline concerning substantive legal violations, which the court considered.
B.2013.150 · sg (Art. 163 des Gemeindegesetzes, sGS 151.2, abgekürzt GG)
Challenge to Staged Municipal Funding for Street Renovation
Cited to establish the appellant's standing in relation to the cantonal law.