Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the municipal merger vote before the cantonal subsidy vote violated the freedom of vote under Art. 34(2) BV
Extrahierter Entscheid
No violation: the electorate was sufficiently informed, the municipal assembly had deliberately not made the merger conditional on the cantonal subsidy, and the chosen sequencing was within the authorities' discretion.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Court held that voters can be required to decide on a merger even if a related cantonal subsidy is still uncertain; those who considered the subsidy decisive could vote no. Practical coordination reasons also justified holding the municipal vote first, and the materials clearly disclosed the subsidy risk.