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References
- ↑ Gemeindeordnung für Baden-Württemberg, §§ 67–73
- ↑ Niedersächsisches Kommunalverfassungsgesetz, §§ 90–96
- ↑ Gemeindeordnung für das Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, § 39
- ↑ Gemeindeordnung für den Freistaat Sachsen, §§ 65–69a
- ↑ Kommunalverfassungsgesetz des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, §§ 81–88
- ↑ Thüringer Gemeinde- und Landkreisordnung, §§ 45–45a
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