Switzerland, national Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR] - Fakultatives Referendum
General Typology
- Instrument
- Popular or citizen-initiated referendum [PCR]
- Location
- Switzerland
- Political level
- national
- Local Name:
- Fakultatives Referendum
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Art. 141 Optional referendum
1 If within 100 days of the official publication of the enactment any 50,000 persons eligible to vote or any eight Cantons request it, the following shall be submitted to a vote of the People:
a. federal acts;
b. emergency federal acts whose term of validity exceeds one year;
c. federal decrees, provided the Constitution or an act so requires;
d. international treaties that:
1. are of unlimited duration and may not be terminated;
2. provide for accession to an international organisation;
3. contain important legislative provisions or whose implementation requires the enactment of federal legislation. - Subject Matter:
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To veto federal acts, federal decrees in certain cases and international treaties in certain cases
Actors
- Author:
- authorities
- Initiator:
- citizens
- Decision maker:
- electorate
Requirements
- Number Of Signatures:
- 50 000
- Available Time:
- 100 days after official publication
- Turnout Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention turnout quorum
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority of votes
- Geographical Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention geographical quorum
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Collection Mode:
- Specify Collection Mode:
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: