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Zeitgesetz (Sommerzeit)

General information
Official title	Zeitgesetz
Voting day	28.05.1978
Voting result	Rejected (47.91% Yes votes)
Vote Nº	283
Legal form	Optional referendum
Policy area	Transport and infrastructure
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
Item Nº	77.041
Parliamentary debate	PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings	44 days
Parliament's position	Accept
Position of the National Council	Accept (116 Yes, 32 No)
Position of the Council of States	Accept (34 Yes, 1 No)

Collection of signatures
Initiators	Junge Zürcher Bauern, unterstützt vom Schweizerischen Bauernverband
Signatures	82,870
Success	PDF (in German)

Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure	PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council	Accept
Recommendations by parties	Yes CVP FDP LdU LPS PdA No EVP REP SD SVP Free vote POCH SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	54.2% (Details)
Recommendations by others	Yes eco SGB SGV TravS VSA No SBV
Deviating party sections	Yes SPS AG SPS BL SPS BS SPS FR SPS GR SPS JU SPS NE SPS NW SPS SO SPS TI SPS UR SPS ZH No CVP BL CVP GR CVP LU CVP SZ CVP UR FDP AG FDP GL FDP GR FDP SO FDP TI Free vote CVP FR CVP NW CVP OW FDP JU FDP SZ JCVP CH SVP TI
Documents from the campaign	Display the list of documents

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (47.91% Yes votes)
Cantons	Majority of the cantons not required (6.0 Yes, 16.0 No) Rejected AG AI AR BE FR GL GR LU NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG UR VS ZG Accepted BL BS GE NE TI VD ZH
Turnout	49.01%
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
Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results	PDF (in German)