| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesgesetz über die Alters- und Hinterlassenenversicherung, Änderung vom 24. Juni 1977 (9. AHV-Revision) |
| Voting day | 26.02.1978 |
| Voting result | Accepted (65.58% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 280 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | Social policy > Social security > Old-age and survivors' insurance |
| 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 | 76.065 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 352 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (124 Yes, 9 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (34 Yes, 1 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Gewerbliche, konservative Kreise |
| Signatures | 39,860 |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 92.0% (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 Yes |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (65.58% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(22.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
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| Turnout | 48.31% |
| 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) |
