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Article 123
 
Constitutional Revision Approval
 
(1) The revised Federal Constitution or the revised part of it, as the case may be, shall enter into force if it has been approved by the majority of the Swiss citizens casting a vote and the majority of the Cantons. 
 
(2) In order to determine the majority of the Cantons, the vote or each Half-Canton is counted as half a vote. 
 
(3) The result of the popular vote in each canton is considered to be the vote of that Canton.