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Tie-breaker question on the Expulsion Initiative and the counter-proposal

General information
Official title Stichfrage zur Volksinitiative «Für die Ausschaffung krimineller Ausländer (Ausschaffungsinitiative)» und zum Gegenentwurf dazu (Bundesbeschluss über die Aus- und Wegweisung krimineller Ausländerinnen und Ausländer)
Voting day 28.11.2010
Vote Nº 552.3
Legal form Tie-breaker
Policy area Social policy > Social groups > Immigration policy
State organisation > Legal system > Criminal law
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 09.060
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 359 days
Parliament's position Preference for the counter-proposal
Position of the National Council Preference for the counter-proposal (82 for the popular initiative, 92 for the counter-proposal)
Position of the Council of States Preference for the counter-proposal (5 for the popular initiative, 26 for the counter-proposal)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Preference for the counter-proposal
Online information by the federal authorities
Explanatory brochure by easyvote PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties
Preference for the popular initiative
EDU
FPS
Lega
SD
SVP
Preference for the counter-proposal
BDP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
KVP
SPS
Electoral share of pro-initiative camp 31.4% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Preference for the counter-proposal
SAV
SBK
SGB
TravS
Evangelischer Kirchenbund
Schweizerische Flüchtlingshilfe (SFH)
Amnesty International
Vote
People Counter-proposal preferred (49.63% for the popular initiative)
Cantons Popular initiative preferred (15.0 for the popular initiative, 8.0 for the counter-proposal)
Counter-proposal preferred
BL
BS
FR
GE
JU
NE
VD
VS
ZH
Popular initiative preferred
AG
AI
AR
BE
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
ZG
Turnout 52.93%
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)
Post-vote poll
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Technical report PDF (in German)