| General information | |
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| Official title | Änderung des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches (Ehe für alle) |
| Voting day | 26.09.2021 |
| Voting result | Accepted (64.10% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 647 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area |
Social policy > Social groups > Homosexuals Social policy > Social groups > Family policy State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights |
| 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) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 13.468 |
| Parliamentary initiative | PDF (in German) |
| Report of the parliamentary committee | PDF (in German) |
| Opinion of the Federal Council | PDF (in German) |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (136 Yes, 48 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (24 Yes, 11 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | Drei Komitees mit Politiker:innen der SVP, EDU, Mitte und EVP |
| Signatures | 61,027 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 102 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 |
| Explainer video by easyvote | Link (in German) |
| Explanatory brochure by easyvote | PDF (in German) |
| Campaign websites |
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| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 67.7% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 78 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 70% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 435 |
| Media coverage: tonality | 37 (predominantly positive) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Documents from the campaign | Display the list of documents |
| Graphical campaign material for a Yes |
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| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (64.10% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
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| Turnout | 52.60% |
| 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 | |
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| Full analysis of VOX post-vote poll results | PDF (in German) |
| Cockpit with selected VOX results | Link |
| Dataset of the VOX poll | CSV SAV |
| Codebook for the VOX poll | Excel (in German) |
| Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll | PDF (in German) |
