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I. General provisions

1. Article 1 - Type of State, Sovereignty
2. Article 2 - Territory
3. Article 3 - Citizenship
4. Article 4 - Capital
5. Article 5 - Language
6. Article 6 - Symbols
7. Article 7 - Objectives and principles of State action
8. Article 8 - Marriage and the Family, Rights and Duties of Parents, Wellbeing of Children
9. Article 9 - Education and Culture
10. Article 10 - Right of Petition
11. Article 11 - Protection of property
12. Article 12 - Obligation to assist
13. Article 13 - Right to vote
14. Article 14 - Exceptional circumstances

II. Legislative powers

1. Article 15 - The State Parliament
2. Article 16 - Term of Office
3. Article 17 - Convening the first session
4. Article 18 - The President
5. Article 19 - Standing Orders and Directorate of the State Parliament
6. Article 20 - Swearing in of deputies
7. Article 21 - Convening and closure of sessions
8. Article 22 - Agenda
9. Article 23 - Decisions, voting
10. Article 24 - Public sessions
11. Article 25 - Immunity of reports
12. Article 26 - Participation of non-members in sessions of the State Parliament and its committees
13. Article 27 - Dissolution
14. Article 28 - Independence of deputies of the State Parliament
15. Article 29 - Personal immunity
16. Article 30 - Exercise of mandate by public officials
17. Article 31 - Expiry of mandate
18. Article 32 - Legislative proposals
19. Article 33 - Petitions on legislative matters
20. Article 34 - Consultation on legislative proposals
21. Article 35 - Referendum
22. Article 36 - Authentication, counter-signature and publication
23. Article 37 - Entry into force of State laws
24. Article 38 - Republication of State laws
25. Article 39 - Appeal against State laws by members of the State Parliament
26. Article 40 - Election of members of the Federal Council

III. State Administration

1. Article 41 - State Government
2. Article 42 - State Governor
3. Article 43 - Substitution of members of the State Government
4. Article 44 - Swearing in of members of the State Government
5. Article 45 - Period of office
6. Article 46 - Obligation of members of the State Government to secrecy
7. Article 47 - Decision-making
8. Article 48 - Renunciation of office
9. Article 49 - New and supplementary elections
10. Article 50 - Standing Orders of the State Government
11. Article 51 - State authorities
12. Article 52 - Representation of the State in matters of civil law
13. Article 53 - Agreements
14. Article 54 - International treaties
15. Article 55 - Involvement of the State Parliament in matters of European integration
16. Article 56 - State Budget
17. Article 57 - Petitions on administrative matters
18. Article 58 - Consultation of the people on administrative matters
19. Article 59 - Appointment and responsibilities of an Ombudsman
20. Article 60 - Recommendations of the Ombudsman, support in the performance of his tasks, and appeals to the Constitutional Court
21. Article 61 - Election and term of office of the Ombudsman, incompatibilities, office and the conduct of business
22. Article 62 - Annual Report
23. Article 63 - Review of the State Government’s conduct of business
24. Article 64 - Right of interpellation
25. Article 65 - Right to pass resolutions
26. Article 66 - Right of inquiry
27. Article 67 - Control of administration of public funds
28. Article 68 - State Court of Auditors
29. Article 69 - Tasks of the State Court of Auditors
30. Article 70 - Reports of the State Court of Auditors
31. Article 71 - Responsibility of members of the State Government

IV. Municipalities

1. Article 72 - Existence
2. Article 73 - Definition and legal status
3. Article 74 - Sphere of competence
4. Article 75 - Organisation
5. Article 76 - Referendum and consultation
6. Article 77 - Municipal associations
7. Article 78 - Consultation of the Association of Municipalities of Vorarlberg