| General information | |
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| Official title | Volksinitiative «gegen die Überfremdung» |
| Keyword | Zweite «Überfremdungsinitiative», Schwarzenbach-Initiative |
| Voting day | 07.06.1970 |
| Voting result | Rejected (45.99% Yes votes and 7.0 out of 22 votes of the Cantons) |
| Vote Nº | 220 |
| Legal form | Popular initiative |
| Policy area |
Social policy > Social groups > Immigration policy Economy > Employment > Employment policy |
| Brief description by Swissvotes | PDF (in German) |
| Text subject to vote | PDF (in German) |
| Official Chronology | Link (in German) |
| Collection of signatures | |
|---|---|
| Initiators | Nationale Aktion |
| Signatures | 70,292 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 370 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Pre-parliamentary phase | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 10365 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 179 days |
| Parliament's position | Reject |
| Position of the National Council | Reject (1 Yes, 150 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Reject (0 Yes, 34 No) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Position of the Federal Council | Reject |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 0.6% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Graphical campaign material for a Yes | |
| Graphical campaign material for a No |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (45.99% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Rejected
(7.0 Yes, 15.0 No)
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| Turnout | 74.72% |
| 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 |
