Swissvotes Universität Basel année politique suisse

Revision of the Unemployment Insurance Act

General information
Official title Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über die obligatorische Arbeitslosenversicherung und die Insolvenzentschädigung (Arbeitslosenversicherungsgesetz, AVIG)
Voting day 26.09.2010
Voting result Accepted (53.42% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 551
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Social security > Unemployment insurance
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 08.062
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 562 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (91 Yes, 64 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (32 Yes, 12 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators SPS, GPS, SGB
Signatures 75,874
Time used to collect signatures 98 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)
Campaign websites
Campaign for a No
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
BDP
CVP
EDU
FDP
FPS
GLP
SVP
No
CSP
EVP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 62.0% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
SAV
SBV
SGV
No
SGB
TravS
Deviating party sections
Yes
EVP BE
EVP SZ
Free vote
JFDP CH
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link eMuseum.ch
Link eMuseum.ch
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link eMuseum.ch
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (53.42% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (15.5 Yes, 7.5 No)
Rejected
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
TI
VD
VS
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
UR
ZG
ZH
Turnout 35.84%
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 poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report PDF (in German)