Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Political rights of settled and resident citizens

General information
Official title Bundesgesez betreffend die politischen Rechte der Niedergelassenen und Aufenthalter und den Verlust der politischen Rechte der Schweizerbürger
Voting day 21.10.1877
Voting result Rejected (38.16% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 19
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area State organisation > People’s rights > Voting rights
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
State organisation > Federalism
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 154 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (50 Yes, 17 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (24 Yes, 14 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Eidgenössischer Verein
Signatures 40,207
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (38.16% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (5.5 Yes, 16.5 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
FR
GE
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SO
SZ
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
Accepted
BS
GL
NE
SH
TG
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