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 5 November 2025 to submit the following proposals to the people on 8 March 2026:

• Federal Popular Initiative “Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)” and the direct counter-proposal (Federal Decree on the Swiss Currency and Cash Supply) (BBl 2025 2885 2886)
• Federal Popular “Initiative 200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)” (BBl 2025 2887)
• Federal Popular Initiative “For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)” (BBl 2025 2888)
• Federal Act of 20 June 2025 on Individual Taxation (BBl 2025 2033)

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 donation-funded refugee aid and protection (Refugee Aid Initiative)” (12 February 2027)
• Federal Popular Initiative “For the recognition of the State of Palestine” (14 April 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