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Since mid-2005, Berlin has the option of citizen initiatives and referendum carried out at district level. In many situations this may be a very good means to exert public pressure!
For the first stage, the citizens' initiative, are currently in the district of Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain about 5,000 valid signatures required. In Kreuzberg-Friedrichshain, there were previously three citizen initiatives:
the first of the initiative against the privatization of the future Bethany Bethany's main building on Mariannenplatz (citizens' successful acquisition of the key demands by the BVV successful 04/09/2006),
the second of the CDU against Dutschke-Strasse (citizens 'initiative, defeat in the referendum) and the third of the initiative
mediaspree sink successfully against the Verbaung the banks of the Spree (citizens' initiative and referendum).
In the following we have the sequence of such citizens desire schematically. Unfortunately, especially for larger construction projects, often the action of the district council (BVV) is limited - and thus the resources of the citizens desire. get more information under
More Democracy and on the website of the Initiative for Future Bethany
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Unfortunately apply for Bügerbegehren and referendum, the same racial laws as any other middle-election: people without a proper passport should not (valid) choose.

release

• citizens to share with the district office that they want to start a citizens' desire. You create a yes or no question to answer before naming and three confidants
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advice

The initiators have a right to consult with the district office. The district office shall issue a preliminary legal and estimates the cost of the popular concern. Concerns and cost estimate of the initiators are reported.


display

The initiators submit the signature lists with details of cost estimates, and can begin collecting signatures.
examination of the admissibility Within a month after the advertisement reviewed the district office, the legal admissibility of the citizens desire.
2. petition have
After determining the admissibility of the initiators of a further six months to the signatures of three percent of the district council (BVV) to collect voters. Even when citizens desire and citizens decide that is a big part of the population remains excluded. submission of signatures, detection of conclusion
3. After submitting the signatures of these are counted within a month. If the required number was reached, the formation of the citizens desire is detected, the protective effect is in force: Until the citizens decide and BVV District Office may not make the citizens desire to implement decisions or conflicting.
advice in the BVV: Acquisition of assets, compromise, referendum?
4. Within two months of observation of formation of the BVV deals with the citizens desire. There are three possibilities: a) approves the issue now and it makes it their own, b) it applies with the initiators of a compromise with which both parties are satisfied, or c) it comes to the citizens decide. The latter happens, the BVV submit an alternative proposal to a vote.
5. The information in the district voters get information about date and place of public decisions, are to vote on the templates and the respective arguments of initiators and district.
implementation
6. later than four months after Formation of the citizens desire there is a critical citizens. The right to vote all of BVV voters. A bill shall be considered adopted if it receives a majority of the votes cast, provided that at least 15% of eligible voters took part in the citizens decide.
result
Successful modest citizen has the same effect as a decision by the BVV.
8. More information: More democracy