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 (4) If the Bavarian State Parliament rejects the state-wide referendum, it may present its own bill to be decided on by the people

(5) 1 Valid petitions for a state-wide referendum must be dealt with by the Bavarian State Parliament within three months after their submission and must be presented to the people for decision within another three months 2 The expiry of these periods shall be suspended by the dissolution of the Bavarian State Parliament

(6) The state-wide referendums on petitions for a referendum shall usually be held in spring or autumn

(7) Any bill presented to the people for decision must be accompanied by an instruction of the State Government which should present in a succinct and factual manner the reasons stated by the proposers of the bill and the opinion of the State Government in this matter

(1) 1 The Constitution can only be changed by way of legislation 2 Motions for changes of the Constitution which are opposed to the fundamental ideas of democracy of the Constitution shall be inadmissible

(2) 1 Resolutions of the Bavarian State Parliament for a change of the Constitution shall require a majority of two thirds of its members 2 They must be presented to the people for decision

(3) The Bavarian Constitutional Court shall rule on disputes as to whether the Constitution should be changed by a law or whether a motion aims for an inadmissible change of the Constitution

(4) Changes of the Constitution must be included in the wording of the Constitution or in an annex

(1) The laws established in accordance with the Constitution shall be executed by the Minister-President and on his/her order shall be announced in the Bavarian Law Gazette within one week

(2) Each law must stipulate the day on which it enters into force