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← 🇳🇱 Tweede Kamer/NOTA N.A.V. HET (NADER/TWEEDE NADER/ENZ.) VERSLAGnl-doc-28d4cf28-ea13-4638-90ee-3157131ee6f3

Voorstel van wet van het lid Jetten houdende verandering in de Grondwet, strekkende tot de deconstitutionalisering van de benoeming van de commissaris van de Koning en de burgemeester

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This procedure concerns a proposed amendment to the Dutch Constitution to remove the formal constitutional requirements for appointing mayors and King's Commissioners. By 'deconstitutionalizing' these roles, the government seeks to move these appointment rules from the Constitution to ordinary legislation, allowing for more flexible administrative updates. This change affects the legal framework for local governance in the Netherlands. It primarily impacts the process of how municipal leaders and provincial representatives are appointed, without necessarily changing the current practical way these roles are filled.

National vote coverage: Netherlands-only