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| GG 20. 2 All state authority is derived from the people . It shall be exercised by the people through elections and other votes and through specific legislative , executive and judicial bodies . |
| GG 28. 1 The constitutional order in the Länder must conform to the principles of a republican , democratic and social state governed by the rule of law , within the meaning of this Basic Law . In each Land , county and municipality the people shall be represented by a body chosen in general , direct , free , equal and secret elections . In county and municipal elections , persons who possess citizenship in any member state of the European Community are also eligible to vote and to be elected in accord with European Community law . In municipalities a local assembly may take the place of an elected body . |
| GG 29. 4 If in any clearly defined and contiguous residential and economic area located in two or more Länder and having at least one million inhabitants one tenth of those entitled to vote in Bundestag elections petition for the inclusion of that area in a single Land , a federal law shall specify within two years whether the change shall be made in accordance with paragraph ( 2 ) of this Article or that an advisory referendum shall be held in the affected Länder . |
| GG 29. 6 A majority in a referendum or in an advisory referendum shall consist of a majority of the votes cast , provided that it amounts to at least one quarter of those entitled to vote in Bundestag elections . Other details concerning referenda , petitions and advisory referenda shall be regulated by a federal law , which may also provide that the same petition may not be filed more than once within a period of five years . |
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