Questão jurídica principal
Whether the direct complaint to the Federal Supreme Court was admissible without first bringing a ballot complaint before the cantonal government.
Decisão extraída
The complaint was inadmissible because cantonal governments are the prior authority in federal voting matters and the cantonal remedy had not been used within the statutory three-day period.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 88(1)(b) BGG, cantonal governments are the first-instance authority in federal voting matters. The appellant had to file a ballot complaint with the Government of the Canton of St. Gallen before seizing the Federal Supreme Court, within three days of discovering the ground for complaint under the Political Rights Act.