| General information | |
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| Official title | Bundesgesetz über elektronische Identifizierungsdienste (E-ID-Gesetz, BGEID) |
| Voting day | 07.03.2021 |
| Vote Nº | 639 |
| Legal form | Optional referendum |
| Policy area | State organisation > Legal system > Data protection |
| 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) |
| Position of the Federal Council | Accept |
| Parliamentary phase | |
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| Item Nº | 18.049 |
| Parliamentary debate | PDF / Link (in German / French) |
| Parliament's position | Accept |
| Position of the National Council | Accept (144 Yes, 51 No) |
| Position of the Council of States | Accept (35 Yes, 2 No) |
| Submission | |
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| Initiators | Digitale Gesellschaft, unterstützt u.a. durch die SP und die Grünen |
| Signatures | 64,933 |
| Success | |
| Public campaign | |
|---|---|
| Explanatory brochure | PDF (in German) |
| Recommendations by parties |
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| Electoral share of 'yes' camp | 56.6% (Details) |
| Recommendations by others |
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| Deviating party sections |
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| Number of adverts in print media | 67 |
| Percentage of adverts for a 'yes' | 90% |
| Analysis of the advertising campaign by Année Politique | PDF (in German) |
| Media coverage: number of articles | 219 |
| Media coverage: tonality | -3 (predominantly negative) |
| Media coverage: fög analysis | PDF / Link (in German) |
| Vote | |
|---|---|
| Voting result | Rejected |
| People | Rejected (35.64% Yes) |
| Cantons |
Majority of the cantons not required
(0.0 Yes, 23.0 No)
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| Turnout | 51.27% |
| Overview of voting result by the Federal Chancellery | Link (in German) |
| Interactive map by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office | Display the map |
