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Initiative «For fair transport funding» Milchkuh-Initiative

General information
Official title	Volksinitiative «Für eine faire Verkehrsfinanzierung»
Keyword	Milchkuh-Initiative
Voting day	05.06.2016
Voting result	Rejected (29.22% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº	602
Legal form	Popular initiative
Policy area	Transport and infrastructure > Transport policy Public finance
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	Vereinigung der Automobil-Importeure, Strassenverkehrsverbände
Preliminary examination	PDF (in German)
Signatures	113,306
Time used to collect signatures	370 days
Success	PDF (in German)

Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch	PDF (in German)

Parliamentary phase
Item Nº	14.089
Parliamentary debate	PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings	212 days
Parliament's position	Reject
Position of the National Council	Reject (66 Yes, 123 No)
Position of the Council of States	Reject (4 Yes, 32 No)

Public campaign
Official explanatory brochure	PDF (in German)
Position of the Federal Council	Reject
Explainer video by easyvote	Link (in German)
Explanatory brochure by easyvote	PDF (in German)
Recommendations by parties	Yes EDU FPS Lega SVP No BDP CVP EVP FDP GLP GPS KVP PdA SD SPS
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	31.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others	Yes ACS SGV TCS Auto Schweiz (Verband der Automobil-Importeure) Autogewerbeverband Schweiz (AGVS) No SBV SSV VCS VöV Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für die Berggebiete (SAB) Litra Free vote eco SGB TravS
Deviating party sections	Yes BDP FR JFDP CH No EDU SH SVP GL
Number of adverts in print media	616
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes'	66%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique	PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles	220
Media coverage: tonality	-36 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis	PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign	Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a Yes	Swissvotes database ×
Graphical campaign material for a No	Link Basel Poster Collection ×

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (29.22% 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	46.78%
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)