Multilingual Service Guarantee Act of 2012

Proposed by The Christian Democrats · fronted by Andreas Hahn

Opened

18 Jan 2012

Voting closes

18 Mar 2012

Chambers

2 legislatures

Articles

1 change

Rationale

Current patchwork service languages exclude many residents; guaranteeing core services in multiple languages ensures equal access and protects rights for all.

Proposed Changes

	Law	Previous		Proposed
1	Official Language Policy	No official language (agencies choose service languages pragmatically)		Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

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Official Language Policy

Previous law

No official language (agencies choose service languages pragmatically)

Multilingual rights guaranteed (core services available in multiple languages)

Proposer

Party

The Christian Democrats

We are the CDP and we want to hold faith forever

Core pillars

Andreas Hahn

Activist · Age 43

26,620 social followers

A rising star in political circles, Andreas Hahn combines academic brilliance with a natural ability to rally supporters, using his sharp policy mind to advance the party's agenda with unwavering loyalty.

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Timeline

Draft

18 January 2012
Vote Open

18 January 2012
Vote Closed

18 March 2012
Became Law

18 March 2012

Vote tally

Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.

Bundesrat

Passed

44Yes 12No 13Not voted 69 seats

For: 44 / 69 seats (63.8%)

Against: 12 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 13

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 78.6%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Common Ground	16	Yes	No reason given
Green Alliance	8	Yes	No reason given
Konservative Zentrumspartei	0	Yes	No reason given
Liberal Center	10	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Liberal Democracy Movement	1	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Rheinland	12	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats Proposer	7	Yes	No reason given
The Social Democrats	2	Yes	No reason given

Bundestag

Passed

440Yes 141No 69Not voted 650 seats

For: 440 / 650 seats (67.7%)

Against: 141 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 69

50.1% of those voting must vote in favour (actual = 75.7%)

Party	Seats	Vote	Reason
Common Ground	109	Yes	No reason given
Green Alliance	0	Yes	No reason given
Konservative Zentrumspartei	0	Yes	No reason given
Liberal Center	152	Yes	No reason given
Progressive Liberal Democracy Movement	8	Yes	No reason given
Socialist Rheinland	141	No	No reason given
The Christian Democrats Proposer	115	Yes	No reason given
The Social Democrats	56	Yes	No reason given

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