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Amendment to the COVID-19 Act (5th revision)

General information
Official title Änderung vom 16. Dezember 2022 des Bundesgesetzes über die gesetzlichen Grundlagen für Verordnungen des Bundesrates zur Bewältigung der Covid-19-Epidemie (Covid-19-Gesetz)
Voting day 18.06.2023
Voting result Accepted (61.94% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 664
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Social policy > Health
State organisation > Legal system > Fundamental rights
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 22.046
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 196 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (140 Yes, 50 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (39 Yes, 1 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Freunde der Verfassung, Mass-voll, Freiheitstrychler, EDU, JSVP und weitere Organisationen
Signatures 56,184
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 federal office
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
Lega
SD
SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 69.8% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
eco
Gem
KDK
SGB
SGV
SSV
TravS
VPOD
Freidenker-Vereinigung
BastA
ML-CSP FR
PCSI JU
CSP OW; Kantonsregierung AR
No
GastroSuisse
Freunde der Verfassung
Mass-voll
Freiheitstrychler
Libertäre Partei
Piratenpartei
JFDP GL
Free vote
Gruppe für Innerrhoden
Deviating party sections
No
EVP JU
Free vote
GPS TI
Number of adverts in print media 14
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 67%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 146
Media coverage: tonality 10 (predominantly positive)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Graphical campaign material for a No
Link Social Archives
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (61.94% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (21.0 Yes, 2.0 No)
Rejected
AI
OW
SZ
Accepted
AG
AR
BE
BL
BS
FR
GE
GL
GR
JU
LU
NE
NW
SG
SH
SO
TG
TI
UR
VD
VS
ZG
ZH
Turnout 42.48%
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)
Popular votes dashboard by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Link
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)
Dataset of the VOX poll CSV
Codebook for the VOX poll Excel (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)