5️⃣ The current autonomy reform proposes reducing the residency requirement to two years.

PS: Happy Autonomy Day, South Tyrol!

4️⃣ Debates over lowering the threshold have repeatedly resurfaced – in 2001, for example, the Italian Government pushed for reform.

3️⃣ It was formally enshrined in the Autonomy Statute of 1972, but the idea already existed in the first Autonomy Statute of 1948, though never really implemented then.

2️⃣ The clause was introduced to protect the linguistic minorities and prevent the political balance from being quickly shifted by sudden immigration.

💡 Here are the key takeaways:

1️⃣ To vote in local or provincial elections in South Tyrol, residents must currently have lived in the Region of Trentino-South Tyrol for four consecutive years, predominantly in South Tyrol.