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Article 43
 
Citizenship, Right to Vote
 
(1) Every citizen of a Canton is a Swiss citizen. 
 
(2) In this capacity, he may take part in all federal elections and votes at his domicile after having duly proved his right to vote. 
 
(3) No one may exercise political rights in more than one Canton. 
 
(4) The established Swiss citizen shall enjoy at his domicile all the rights of the citizens of that Canton and, with these, all the rights of the citizens of that Commune. However, sharing in property belonging in common to local citizens or to corporations and the right to vote in matters exclusively regarding local citizens are excepted unless cantonal legislation should provide otherwise.