Question juridique clé
Whether the appeal was directly admissible against the cantonal government’s vote-preparatory acts.
Solution extraite
Yes, because acts of the cantonal government in the preparation of a vote are directly reviewable by the Federal Supreme Court under federal political-rights rules, without a cantonal judicial remedy.
Motifs extraits
The court held that the challenged confirmation of the vote date and the brochure-related deadline were material preparatory acts of the government. Ticino law deliberately excludes a cantonal judicial appeal against such acts, so the government decision was an act of the cantonal authority of last instance.