Landrat of Uri
The District Administrator is the parliament respectively the legislature of the Swiss canton of Uri. The 64 members meet regularly in Altdorf and decide there about the legislation. They are elected by the people for four years. Each of the 20 municipalities of the canton forms a separate constituency. The election takes place in those constituencies with three or more seats by proportional representation in constituencies with less than three seats for a Majorzverfahren. Each year, the District shall meet in nine sessions. The last district administrator and Government elections were held on 11 March 2012.
Tasks
The district administrator responsible for the overall oversight of all authorities perceive what cantonal tasks.
He konsitituiert itself and elects from among its members for a period of one year its president and vice president.
Unlike other cantons of the Chief Magistrate and the state governor is not elected directly by the people but by the district. Are elected by the members of the Uri District Education Council, and deputy chief of regierungsrätlichen directorates, the commander of the battalion and the Bank Council of the Urner Urner Kantonalbank. The District Administrator shall submit to the people all the important provisions usually in the form of laws. It decides on the admissibility of matching -down people's initiatives.
The parties
By the 2012 made an exit from the SVP and chief administrative officer accession to the FDP, the FDP has actually 16 deputies and the SVP 14
Members
Eligibility
The Uri cantonal constitution stipulates that for the purposes of separation of powers no one may be a member of the District Administrator and the Governing Council at the same time. Furthermore, you may belong to district administrators and government councils any court. It is also prohibited full-time employee to be a member district. Spouses, registered partners and life partners are allowed and first and second degree relatives and in-laws, although first and second degree may not be members of the same cantonal and municipal authorities; However, this prohibition expressly does not apply to the District Administrator. The regular term of office of the District Administrator is set at four years. Regular beginning of the service year is June 1.
Number and distribution of the constituencies
The district has 64 members. The distribution of the number of seats on the communities is based on the most recent federal census. Crucially, however, according to Article 88 of Uri cantonal constitution, not the population of a community, but the number of residents with Swiss citizenship. Each community stands to at least one seat.
A popular initiative of the boys CVP Uri under the title of head - held party elections, which called for the pure majority system of Uri district administrator, was rejected on 23 September 2012, 57.5 percent of the vote by the people.
Remuneration
The remuneration of the land councils is regulated in Uri in addition to official regulation. Each member receives 160 francs, the President of the District Administrator 320 francs per district meeting. In addition, for members in landrätlichen commissions for full-day sessions 160 francs, with half-day sessions 105 francs; Commission President will receive an allowance of CHF 78.
Members of the District Administrator
As of December 4, 2013
The SP is a fraction with the Greens.
The President, the Vice President, the first and second scrutineer form the Council line ( formerly District Office ).
On June 26, 2013 Nina Marty was sworn in as successor to the retired Beatrice Bünther.