Federal votes

Everything you need to know about 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.

The Federal Council decided that there will be four federal proposals submitted to the people on 13 February 2022:

• Federal Popular Initiative ‘Yes to a ban on experiments on animals and humans – Yes to safe research that brings progress’
• Federal Popular Initiative ‘Yes to protecting children and young adults against tobacco advertising (No tobacco ads for children and young adults)’
• Amendment of 18 June 2021 to the Federal Act on Stamp Duties (StA)
• Federal Act of 18 June 2021 on a Media Support Package

Popular initiatives

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

• Federal Popular Initiative “Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)” (17.02.2023)
• Federal Popular Initiative “For a responsible economy within our planet’s limits (Environmental Responsibility Initiative)” (24.02.2023)
• Federal Popular Initiative “Against the F-35 (Stop the F-35)” (01.03.2023)
• Federal Popular Initiative “Yes to fair and secure pensions (Generations Initiative)” (07.03.2023)
• Federal Popular Initiative “Living in dignity – For an unconditional basic income” (21.03.2023)

The list of pending popular initiatives is available in German, French and Italian at www.bk.admin.ch.