Municipal Plebiscite as Citizen Participation for Town Planning and its Actualities in Germany

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In Germany, plebiscite of municipal level is introduced at first in the State of Baden Wurttemberg, and this system expanded to all 13 states in the 1990s with some improvements.There are three hurdles for a plebiscite to obtain its purpose: these are the number of claim signatures, the admissibility of plebiscite and the result of vote. The claim signature and the vote are quantitative hurdles, and the admissibility of plebiscite is a qualitative one. Among these hurdles, the admissibility has some problematic points, so this hurdle should become simple and low. About the quantitative hurdles, it is difficult to determine the condition, but some relationships to the height of the municipal vote rate seem to be effective. With regard to the vote, the system to assume "Absolute vote rate" to be an approval requirement is certainly a rational one.It is understood from German experiences, that the plebiscite does not weaken the representative democratic system, but activate it. So introducing plebiscite is thought to have a great meaning in our country also.