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Initiative «gegen Behördenprogaganda» Maulkorbinitiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Volkssouveränität statt Behördenpropaganda»
Keyword Maulkorbinitiative
Voting day 01.06.2008
Voting result Rejected (24.80% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 533
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area State organisation > Institutions > Government, administration
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)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Verein 'Bürger für Bürger'
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 106,344
Time used to collect signatures 547 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 05.054
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 905 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (61 Yes, 134 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (2 Yes, 38 No)
Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council Reject
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EDU
FPS
KVP
Lega
SD
SVP
No
CSP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
LPS
PdA
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 31.4% (Details)
Recommendations by others
No
eco
SBV
SGB
SGV
TravS
Demokratisch-Soziale Partei Basel-Stadt
Deviating party sections
No
EDU VD
SVP GR
SVP TG
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Link Social Archives
Link Basel Poster Collection
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (24.80% Yes votes)
Cantons Rejected (0.0 Yes, 23.0 No)
Rejected
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 44.85%
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)