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Initiative for the abolition of radio and television fees NoBillag-Initiative

General information
Official title Volksinitiative «Ja zur Abschaffung der Radio- und Fernsehgebühren (Abschaffung der Billag-Gebühren)»
Keyword NoBillag-Initiative
Voting day 04.03.2018
Voting result Rejected (28.44% Yes votes and 0.0 out of 23 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº 617
Legal form Popular initiative
Policy area Culture, religion and media > Media and communication > Radio, television and electronic media
Culture, religion and media > Media and communication
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 Komitee u.a. mit Vertreter:innen der Jungfreisinnigen und der JSVP
Preliminary examination PDF (in German)
Signatures 112,191
Time used to collect signatures 548 days
Success PDF (in German)
Pre-parliamentary phase
Federal Council dispatch PDF (in German)
Parliamentary phase
Item Nº 16.071
Parliamentary debate PDF / Link (in German / French)
Duration of proceedings 345 days
Parliament's position Reject
Position of the National Council Reject (33 Yes, 129 No)
Position of the Council of States Reject (2 Yes, 41 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
CSP
CVP
EVP
FDP
GLP
GPS
KVP
PdA
SD
SPS
Free vote
MCG
Electoral share of 'yes' camp 31.6% (Details)
Recommendations by others
Yes
SGV
No
eco
Gem
KDK
SAV
SBK
SBV
SGB
SSV
TravS
VPOD
Pro Infirmis
Gewerbeverband SZ
Free vote
Kantonale Gewerbeverbände LU
ZG
Deviating party sections
Yes
BDP BS
JFDP CH
No
EDU AG
SGV AG
SVP GL
Free vote
SGV SH
SVP TI
Number of adverts in print media 477
Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' 30%
Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique PDF (in German)
Media coverage: number of articles 1,338
Media coverage: tonality -32 (predominantly negative)
Media coverage: fög analysis PDF / Link (in German)
Documents from the campaign Display the list of documents
Graphical campaign material for a No Show all
Vote
Voting result Rejected
People Rejected (28.44% 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 54.84%
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 VOTO post-vote poll results PDF (in German)
Results of the LeeWas post-vote poll PDF (in German)