Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Banknotes Act

General information
Official title Bundesgesez über die Ausgabe und Einlösung von Banknoten
Voting day 23.04.1876
Voting result Rejected (38.32% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 15
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Economy > Finance > Monetary policy
State organisation > Federalism > Intergovernmental relations
State organisation > Institutions > National Bank
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote PDF (in German)
Official Chronology Link (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Duration of proceedings 459 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (66 Yes, 31 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (19 Yes, 13 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Genfer Bankiers, Grütliverein
Signatures 35,886
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (38.32% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (6.5 Yes, 15.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
BE
GE
GR
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Accepted
AR
BL
BS
FR
GL
SZ
VD
ZH
Decree on voting result PDF (in German)
Result by canton, district and municipality Excel (in German)
Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery Link (in German)
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map