Votes and Elections

Federal votes

The proposals submitted to the people are set by the Federal Council at least four months prior to the voting date.

The Federal Council decided at its session on 11 February 2026 to submit the following proposals to the people on 14 June 2026:

• Federal Popular Initiative “No to a Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)” (BBl 2026 17)
• Amendment of 26 September 2025 to the Federal Act on Alternative Civilian Service (Civilian Service Act, CSA) (BBl 2025 2896).

All information on proposals submitted to the people (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by the parliament, Federal Council etc.) can be found at www.admin.ch/abstimmungen or in the Federal Chancellery app “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 the protection of fundamental rights and democracy in the digital space (Internet Initiative)” (3 September 2027)

The list of pending popular initiatives is available in French, German and Italian at www.bk.admin.ch > Politische Rechte > Volks-initiativen > Hängige Volksinitiativen