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ARTICLE 204
 

Determination of the quotient and sub-quotient


The quotient and sub-quotient for the election of a constituent assembly shall be obtained by taking the total number of valid votes in the country as dividend. For the election of members of the Legislative Assembly, the dividend shall be the total number of valid votes of the respective province; for elections for Municipal council members, the dividend shall be the total number of valid votes of the respective canton and for elections of district council members and district municipal council members, the dividend shall be the total number of valid votes of the administrative district.