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Amendment to the Civilian Service Act

General information
Official title Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)
Voting day 14.06.2026
Voting result Accepted (52.46% Yes votes)
Vote Nº 687
Legal form Optional referendum
Policy area Security policy > Armed forces > Conscientious objection, Civilian service
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 25.033
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 219 days
Parliament's position Accept
Position of the National Council Accept (120 Yes, 76 No)
Position of the Council of States Accept (33 Yes, 10 No)
Collection of signatures
Initiators Zivildienstverband Civiva, Junge Grüne, SP, Grüne, EVP, GSoA und zahlreiche weitere Organisationen
Signatures 57,280
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 Yes
Link
Campaign for a No
Link
Recommendations by parties
Yes
EDU
FDP
MCG
Mitte
SD
SVP
No
EVP
GLP
GPS
PdA
SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 58.1% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SAV
SGV
Allianz Sicherheit Schweiz
Offiziersgesellschaft
Verband Militärischer Gesellschaften Schweiz (VMG)
Schweizerischer Zivilschutzverband; GLP Appenzellerland
Gruppe für Innerrhoden
No
SGB
Zivildienstverband Civiva
GSoA
Kleinbauernvereinigung
Männer.ch
kibesuisse (Verband Kinderbetreuung Schweiz)
Heilsarmee
insieme
Procap; Aufrecht TG
Mitte Links FR
PCSI JU
Free vote
SBV
CSP OW
Deviating party sections
Yes
GLP UR
Free vote
GLP SZ
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 182
Media coverage: tonality -2 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Campaign finances
Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes
Swissvotes database
Swissvotes database
Vote
Voting result Accepted
People Accepted (52.46% Yes votes)
Cantons Majority of the cantons not required (17.5 Yes, 5.5 No)
Rejected
BS
GE
JU
NE
VD
ZH
Accepted
AG
AI
AR
BE
BL
FR
GL
GR
LU
NW
OW
SG
SH
SO
SZ
TG
TI
UR
VS
ZG
Turnout 58.26%
Popular votes dashboard by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Link
Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office Display the map
Post-vote polls
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)