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 27 May 2026 to submit the following proposals to the people on 27 September 2026:

• Federal popular initiative “Preserving Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)” (BBl 2026 799)
• Federal popular initiative “For food security – through strengthening sustainable domestic production, more plant-based foods and clean drinking water (Food Security Initiative)” (BBl 2026 800)

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 a fair balance between the Federal Administration and the population (Bureaucracy Brake)” (BBl 2026 918) (14 October 2027)
• Federal Popular Initiative “For a strong public transport system and fair airfares (Mobility Voucher Initiative)” (BBI 2026 1045) (28 October 2027)
• Federal Popular Initiative “No to the F-35” (BBI 2026 1044) (28 October 2027)
• Federal Popular Initiative “To safeguard the pollination of cultivated and wild plants by insects (Bee Initiative)” (BBI 2026 1254) (19 November 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