| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesbeschluss über die Erhöhung der Unterschriftenzahl für die Verfassungsinitiative (Art. 120 und 121 BV) |
| Voting day | 25.09.1977 |
| Voting result | Accepted (56.71% Yes votes and 19.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 273 |
| Legal form | Mandatory referendum |
| Policy area |
State organisation > People’s rights > Popular initiative State organisation > Political system > Procedure for constitutional reform |
| 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 | 75.054 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 655 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (99 Yes, 50 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (33 Yes, 1 No) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 55.2% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Graphical campaign material for a No | |
| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (56.71% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Accepted
(19.0 Yes, 3.0 No)
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| Turnout | 51.63% |
| 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 |
| Post-vote polls | |
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| Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
