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Introduction of the biometric passport

General information
Official title Bundesbeschluss über die Genehmigung und die Umsetzung des Notenaustauschs zwischen der Schweiz und der Europäischen Gemeinschaft betreffend die Übernahme der Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2252/2004 über biometrische Pässe und Reisedokumente (Weiterentwicklung des Schengen-Besitzstands)
Voting day 17.05.2009
Voting result Accepted (50.15% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 542
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area State organisation > Legal system > Data protection
Foreign policy > European policy > EU
Brief description by Swissvotes PDF (in German)
Description by Année Politique Suisse Link (in German / French)
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 07.039
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 371 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (94 Yes, 81 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (36 Yes, 2 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Überparteiliches Komitee
Signatures 63,733
Time used to collect signatures 100 days
Success PDF (in German)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Accept
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EVP
FDP
No
CSP
EDU
FPS
GPS
KVP
Lega
PdA
SD
SPS
SVP
Free vote
GLP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 32.7% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
SAV
SBV
SGV
No
TravS
None
SGB
Deviating party sections
Yes
JFDP AG
JFDP GR
SVP NE
SVP VD
No
CVP SH
GLP BL
JFDP CH
Free vote
CVP JU
EVP SG
SPS SH
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (50.15% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (9.0 Yes, 14.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
GE
GL
JU
NE
SH
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
Accepted
FR
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SO
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 38.77%
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)
Technical report on the VOX poll PDF (in German)