Switzerland, national Obligatory referendum [LOR] - Obligatorisches Referemdum
General Typology
- Instrument
- Obligatory referendum [LOR]
- Location
- Switzerland
- Political level
- national
- Local Name:
- Obligatorisches Referemdum
- Normative Level:
- constitutional
- Legally Binding:
- yes
- Legally Defined:
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Art. 140 Mandatory referendum
1 The following must be put to the vote of the People and the Cantons:
a. amendments to the Federal Constitution;
b. accession to organisations for collective security or to supranational communities;
c. emergency federal acts that are not based on a provision of the Constitution and whose term of validity exceeds one year; such federal acts must be put to the vote within one year of being passed by the Federal Assembly.
2 The following shall be submitted to a vote of the People:
a. popular initiatives for a complete revision of the Federal Constitution;
b. popular initiatives for a partial revision of the Federal Constitution in the form of a general proposal that have been rejected by the Federal Assembly;
c. the question of whether a complete revision of the Federal Constitution should be carried out, in the event that there is disagreement between the two Councils.References: Federal Constitution of Switzerland, 1999, status:as of 19.06.2020)
- Subject Matter:
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Obligatory Referendum in certain cases
Actors
- Author:
- Authorities
- Initiator:
- Law
- Decision maker:
- electorate
Requirements
- Available Time:
- Turnout Quorum:
- Legal source does not mention turnout quorum
- Approval Quorum:
- Majority of those who vote and a majority of the Cantons
- Geographical Quorum:
- Majority of those who vote and a majority of the Cantons
- Excluded Issues:
- Other Formal Requirements:
Procedural Elements
- Wording Of Ballot Question:
- Interaction With Authorities:
- Supervision And Support:
- Transparency And Finance:
Practice
- Archive:
- Remarks: