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Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (2nd revision)

General information
Official title Änderung vom 19. März 2021 des Bundesgesetzes über die gesetzlichen Grundlagen für Verordnungen des Bundesrates zur Bewältigung der Covid-19-Epidemie (Covid-19-Gesetz) (Härtefälle, Arbeitslosenversicherung, familienergänzende Kinderbetreuung, Kulturschaffende, Veranstaltungen)
Voting day 28.11.2021
Voting result Accepted (62.02% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 650
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Health
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
Economy > Economic 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 21.016
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 31 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (169 Yes, 13 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (44 Yes, 0 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Drei Komitees des Vereins "Freunde der Verfassung", des "Netzwerks Impfentscheid" und des "Aktionsbündnisses Urkantone", unterstützt u.a. durch die Junge SVP
Signatures 74,469
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
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
Campaign for a No
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
Mitte
PdA
SPS
No
EDU
SVP
Free vote
SD
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 69.8% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
Gem
KDK
SGB
SGV
SSV
TravS
VöV
Schweizer Tourismusverband
Hotelleriesuisse
Gastro Graubünden
Gastrojura
Verband Seilbahnen Schweiz
Swissmem
Schweizerische Stiftung SPO Patientenorganisation
Schweizerischer Verband für Seniorenfragen
Freidenker-Vereinigung
ML-CSP FR
CSP OW
PCSI JU
Parti socialiste autonome du Sud du Jura
No
Freunde der Verfassung
Aktionsbündnis Urkantone
Netzwerk Impfentscheid
Mass-Voll
JFDP TG
Free vote
GastroSuisse
Piratenpartei
KMU- und Gewerbeverband des Kantons Zürich
JFDP AR
JFDP SO
Deviating party sections
Yes
SVP AG
SVP GL
No
Mitte NE
SD BE
None
SGV AG
Number of adverts in print media 479
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 15%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 690
Media coverage: tonality 17 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link eMuseum.ch
Link eMuseum.ch
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (62.02% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (21.5 Yes, 1.5 No)
Rejected
AI
SZ
Accepted
AG
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 65.73%
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
Full analysis of post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Dataset of the post-vote poll CSV SAV
Codebook for the post-vote poll Excel (in German)