VII. Part V - The amendments to the provincial electoral law

A. Introduction of a motion of no confidence against the President of the Province or one or more assessorsby citizens’ bill (Article 44)

The motion of no confidence is (here) a specific instrument of direct democracy relating to persons, as opposed to issues. In principle, there are two models for a vote of no confidence: (1) “Negative”, i.e. without obligation to re-elect someone else. This is the path chosen in Article 44 of the Bill as it happens in Italy. (2) “positive” or “constructive”, i.e. only when tied to the election of an alternative candidate (“konstruktives Mißtrauensvotum”, as e.g. under the German Constitution for the Federal Chancellor under Article 67 Basic Law or Spanish Constitution under Article 113).