Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the Council of State could review and invalidate the municipality's ex lege validation of the initiative
Extrahierter Entscheid
The ex lege validation could be treated like a municipal decision and was subject to the Council of State's supervisory review.
Extrahierte Begründung
The statutory scheme aimed to prevent undue delay; an omission equated to a validation decision, which could not be insulated from supervision simply by inaction.