Key legal question
Whether the appellant had standing to challenge the validity of a popular initiative under Art. 85 lit. a OJ.
Extracted holding
A citizen entitled to vote in the relevant cantonal vote may challenge the validity of an initiative, including where the authority declared it valid and submitted it to the people.
Extracted reasoning
The Court held that the electoral-rights route is open to protect the electorate’s right to a proper office-by-office review of initiatives that must be checked ex officio under cantonal law.