Elections and votes

Federal votes

The Federal Council determines voting proposals at least four months before the voting date.

The next voting date is 3 March 2024.

Everything you need to know about these voting proposals (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by parliament and the Federal Council, etc.) is available at www.admin.ch/votes or via the Federal Chancellery’s VoteInfo app: revue.link/voteinfo

Popular initiatives

The following federal popular initiatives had been launched at the time of going to press (deadline for signatures in brackets):

• Federal Popular Initiative “For food security – by strengthening sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)” (13 December 2024)
• “No to a Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)” (4 January 2025)
• Federal Popular Initiative “For the effective protection of constitutional rights (Sovereignty Initiative)” (17 April 2025)

The list of pending popular initiatives is available in German at www.bk.admin.ch/ > Politische Rechte > Volksinitiativen > Hängige Volksinitiativen

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