Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appeal in federal matters concerning political rights was admissible without a prior cantonal government decision
Decisão extraída
The appeal was inadmissible because the cantonal remedies had not been exhausted; the Federal Supreme Court may only review a decision on appeal by the cantonal government.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 88(1)(b) LTF and Art. 80(1) LDP, the federal court can intervene only after the cantonal government has decided on the election appeal. The appellants had not obtained such a decision and did not show why the cantonal appeal under Art. 77(1)(c) LDP would be unavailable.