(1) The National Council consists of 183 members, who are elected according to the provisions of this federal law.
(2) The election shall be announced by the federal government in the Federal Law Gazette by way of regulation. This regulation shall contain the day of election, which must be set by the federal government on a Sunday or other public holiday in accordance with the main committee of the National Council. Moreover, the regulation shall determine the day to be taken as qualifying date. This day must not precede the day of the announcement of the election. The periods set in §§ 13, 14, 16 and 25 of this federal law and the preconditions of the right to vote (§ 21 al. 1) and of the eligibility (§ 41) are determined by the qualifying date.
(3) The regulation of the Federal Government on the announcement of the election shall also be publicly proclaimed in all communities.
