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Epidemics Act

General information
Official title Bundesgesetz über die Bekämpfung übertragbarer Krankheiten des Menschen (Epidemiengesetz, EpG)
Voting day 22.09.2013
Voting result Accepted (60.00% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 573
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Health > Health policy
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 10.107
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 665 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (149 Yes, 14 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (40 Yes, 2 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Netzwerk Impfentscheid, Bürger für Bürger, EDU, Human Life International, Jugend & Familie, JSVP, Wahre Demokratie
Signatures 77,360
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
CSP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
MCG
SD
SPS
No
EDU
FPS
KVP
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 68.2% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SBV
SGB
SGV
FMH (Verbindung Schweizer Ärztinnen und Ärzte)
No
Schweizerischer Verein für Homöopathie
Deviating party sections
Yes
SVP BE
SVP FR
SVP NE
SVP SO
SVP TG
SVP VD
SVP ZH
No
EVP GR
Free vote
SVP BS
Number of adverts in print media 36
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 67%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 44
Media coverage: tonality 55 (predominantly positive)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Swissvotes database
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (60.00% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (20.0 Yes, 3.0 No)
Rejected
AI
AR
SZ
UR
Accepted
AG
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
TG
TI
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 46.67%
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)