| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesgesetz über die vorübergehende Herabsetzung der Besoldungen, Gehälter und Löhne der im Dienste des Bundes stehenden Personen | 
| Voting day | 28.05.1933 | 
| Voting result | Rejected (44.89% Yes votes) | 
| Vote Nº | 117 | 
| Legal form | Optional referendum | 
| Policy area | State organisation > Institutions > Government, administration Public finance > Budget cuts and remediation measures | 
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) | 
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) | 
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) | 
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) | 
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 2833 | 
| Parliamentary debate | |
| Duration of proceedings | 178 days | 
| Parliament's position | Accept | 
| Position of the National Council | Accept (77 Yes, 57 No) | 
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (29 Yes, 0 No) | 
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Föderativverband des Personals öffentlicher Verwaltungen und Betriebe, Nationale Aktionsgemeinschaft für wirtschaftliche Verteidigung (Vereinigung schweizerischer Angestelltenverbände, Christlich-nationaler Gewerkschaftsbund, Schweizerischer Verband evangelischer Arbeiter und Angestellten, Schweizerischer Lehrerverein, Zentralverband der Staats- und Gemeindeangestellten, Vereinigung der Versicherungs-Personalverbände, verschiedene kantonale Beamten- und Angestelltenorganisationen) | 
| Signatures | 325,622 | 
| Success | PDF (in German) | 
| Public campaign | |
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| Position of the Federal Council | Accept | 
| Recommendations by parties | 
 
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 63.6% (Details) | 
| Recommendations by others | 
 
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No |  | 
| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Rejected | 
| People | Rejected (44.89% Yes votes) | 
| Cantons | Majority of the cantons not required
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          (9.0 Yes, 13.0 No) 
 
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| Turnout | 80.51% | 
| 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 |