| General information | |
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| Official title | Änderung des Asylgesetzes (AsylG) |
| Voting day | 05.06.2016 |
| Voting result | Accepted (66.78% Yes votes) |
| Vote Nº | 604 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | Social and societal policy > Societal issues > Asylum 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 | |
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| Federal Council dispatch | (in German) |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 14.063 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Duration of proceedings | 387 days |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (138 Yes, 55 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (35 Yes, 5 No) |
| Collection of signatures | |
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| Initiators | SVP |
| Signatures | 65,375 |
| Time used to collect signatures | 100 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 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 | 66.6% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 27 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 40% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 271 |
| Media coverage: tonality | 19 (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 | |
| Vote | |
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| Voting result | Accepted |
| People | Accepted (66.78% Yes votes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(23.0 Yes, 0.0 No)
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| Turnout | 46.79% |
| 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) |
| Technical report on the VOX poll | PDF (in German) |
