Government and Administration Organisation Act
(GAOA)

¹ The Fed­er­al Coun­cil may only reach a de­cision if at least four of its mem­bers are present.

² De­cisions are taken by a ma­jor­ity vote. Fed­er­al Coun­cil­lors are per­mit­ted to ab­stain from vot­ing but a val­id de­cision re­quires the votes of at least three mem­bers.

³ The chair­per­son of the Fed­er­al Coun­cil takes part in the vote. In the event of a tie, his or her vote is worth double. This does not ap­ply in the case of elec­tions.