Public Sittings Majority Decisions |
Public Sittings Majority Decisions |
Article 42[Public sittings – Majority decisions]
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| (1) Sittings of the Bundestag shall be public. On the motion of one tenth of its Members, or on the motion of the Federal Government, a decision to exclude the public may be taken by a two-thirds majority. The motion shall be voted upon at a sitting not open to the public.
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| (2) Decisions of the Bundestag shall require a majority of the votes cast unless this Basic Law otherwise provides. The rules of procedure may permit exceptions with respect to elections to be conducted by the Bundestag.
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| (3) Truthful reports of public sittings of the Bundestag and of its committees shall not give rise to any liability.
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