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– 32 –Table 3: Requirements for a Statutory Initiative between 1997 and 2003 (cont.)CantonUri(old)Schwyz(18 Aug 2004)Signature Articles in cant.Requirement constitutionEffective since300 art. 27, 1 (since 1985)art. 28, 22,000 art. 31, 2 21 Dec 1899(23 Oct 1898)Time-limit forcollectionNoneSee T/S 1999, p. 362NoneSee T/S 1999, p. 308Obwalden(22 Oct 2002)Obwalden(8 June 1997)Nidwalden(28 Dec 2001)500 art. 61, 1, lit. b 29 Nov 1998(29 Nov 1998)1 art. 63, num. 2 19 May 1968 None250 art. 54, 4, num. 3art. 54, 51 Dec 1996(1 Dec 1996)NoneNov 1998:abolishment <strong>of</strong> theLandsgemeinde2 monthsGlarus 1 art. 69, 1art. 58, 1Glarus(old)Zug(1 Apr 2003)Freiburg(18 Aug 2004)new constitutionby 1 Jan 2005Freiburg(old)Solothurn(30 Mar 2004)Basel-Stadt(4 July 2000)Basel-Land(22 Oct 2002)Schaffhausen(21 Oct 2003)new constitutionby 1 Jan 2003Schaffhausen(old)5 May 2002(5 May 2002)1 art. 69, 1 lit. bart. 58, 11 May 1988(1 May 1988)2,000 art. 35, 2 2 Dec 1990(2 Dec 1990)6,000 art. 41 lit. b 1 Jan 2005art. 42, 2 (16 May 2004)6,000 art. 28 ter,art. 28 quarter11 Mar 1921(30 Jan 1921)3,000 art. 29, 1 lit. bart. 30, 31 Jan 1988(8 June 1986)4,000 art. 28, 1 3 June 1991(2 June 1991)1,000 art. 28, 1 1 Jan 1987(4 Nov 1984)1,000 art. 27, lit. b 1 Jan 2003(22 Sept 2002)1,000 art. 43, 2 20 May 1973(29 Jan 1973)NoneLandsgemeindeOnly importantregulation in form <strong>of</strong>lawNoneLandsgemeindeNoneSee T/S 1999, p. 39790 days90 daysart 115, 2 PRGart. 193, 3 PRG (old)see also T/S 1999,p. 21518 monthsNoneNoneSee also T/S 1999,p. 145NoneNone