In Hessen and most German states.....you don't have public referendums (where you have a draft 'act' that politicians aren't willing to sign up to or vote upon).
This week, in the Hessen state government.....the introduced a bill to handle referendums. In addition, they went and did a curious thing. Hessen law says that if you were running for office (mayor, city council, state legislature).....you have to be 21 years old or older. Well.....there's a second draft bill that brings that age of the member down to 18. Hessen is the last state in Germany where the 21 rule falls into effect.
Could this referendum law hurt some folks? In this era of social media.....you have to wonder about this.
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