| General information | |
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| Official title | Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über Radio und Fernsehen (RTVG) |
| Voting day | 14.06.2015 |
| Voting result | Accepted (50.08% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 595 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | Culture, religion and media > Media and communication > Radio, television and electronic media |
| 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 | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 13.048 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 485 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (109 Yes, 85 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (28 Yes, 14 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | SGV, Aktion stopBillag.ch |
| Signatures | 91,308 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 97 days |
| Success | PDF (in German) |
| Public campaign | |
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| Official explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Online information by the federal authorities | Link Federal Council Link department Link federal office |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 48.0% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 281 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 46% |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 409 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -13 (predominantly negative) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (50.08% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(6.5 Yes, 16.5 No)
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| Turnout | 43.65% |
| 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 | |
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| Full analysis of post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Technical report | PDF (in German) |
