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Zollinitiative

General information
Official title	Volksinitiative «zur Wahrung der Volksrechte in der Zollfrage»
Voting day	15.04.1923
Voting result	Rejected (26.77% Yes votes and 0.5 out of 22 votes of the Cantons)
Vote Nº	96
Legal form	Popular initiative
Policy area	Foreign policy > Foreign trade policy > Customs State organisation > People’s rights > Referendum
Brief description by Swissvotes	PDF (in German)
Text subject to vote	PDF (in German)
Official Chronology	Link (in German)

Collection of signatures
Initiators	Vereinigung Schweizerischer Konsumvereine, zusammen mit dem schweizerischen Gewerkschaftsbund, dem Eidgenössischen Föderativverband der Vereinigung Schweizerischer Angestelltenverbände, dem Schweizerischen Bund der Festbesoldeten, der Sozialdemokratischen Partei, dem Grütliverein und linksbürgerlichen Parteiorganisationen
Signatures	151,321
Time used to collect signatures	280 days
Success	PDF (in German)

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

Parliamentary phase
Item Nº	1692
Parliamentary debate	PDF
Duration of proceedings	41 days
Parliament's position	Reject
Position of the National Council	Reject (45 Yes, 123 No)
Position of the Council of States	Reject (1 Yes, 37 No)

Public campaign
Position of the Federal Council	Reject
Recommendations by parties	Yes SPS No CVP FDP SVP
Electoral share of 'yes' camp	23.3% (Details)
Graphical campaign material for a Yes	Link Basel Poster Collection ×
Graphical campaign material for a No	Link Basel Poster Collection ×

Vote
Voting result	Rejected
People	Rejected (26.77% Yes votes)
Cantons	Rejected (0.5 Yes, 21.5 No) Rejected AG AI AR BE BL FR GE GL GR LU NE NW OW SG SH SO SZ TG TI UR VD VS ZG ZH Accepted BS
Turnout	65.76%
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