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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)


According to Article 7 of the Provincial Electoral Law, currently only 7 councillors (consiglieri) have the initiative for this kind of motion against the members of the provincial Executive. The Bill intends to add the citizens’ bill to the former one. It seems that the rest of Article 7 of the law in force would also apply in this new case: a) an overall majority of the Council is required to pass the motion, and b) the effects of the motion if it is passed: in the case of a motion against the President, the consequence is new elections to the Council and to the President of the Province (according to the principle introduced in the Italian Constitution in 1999 simul stabunt, simul cadent), and in the case of a motion against one or more assessori he, she or they should resign.