In the autumn of 1896, the Polish Minister-President of Austria, Count Kazimierz Badeni, introduced a partial reform of the electoral law, such that 72 members of parliament were to be elected through a form of universal male suffrage.
1896年秋，波兰裔奥地利部长主席卡齐米日·巴德尼伯爵对选举法进行部分改革，如此一来国会72名议员就会由所有男性居民选出。