Voting from afar

E-voting would allow many Swiss Abroad to vote in their home country. Without an online form of voting, political participation is often impossible for Swiss expatriates, because postal votes for example take too long to reach their destination. E-voting in Switzerland was put on ice in 2019. What does the future hold?

This continually updated dossier contains all relevant “Swiss Review” articles on e-voting to date, documents how the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad and the Council of the Swiss Abroad view the matter, and provides links to additional sources of information.

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Sources and links

E-voting fact sheet in German and French (Organisation of the Swiss Abroad)

E-voting petition in German and French from the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad to the Federal Council and parliament

E-voting resolution in German and French by the Council of the Swiss Abroad (CSA)

Articles