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 26 June 2024 to submit the following proposals to the people on 24 November 2024:

• Federal Decree of 29 September 2023 on the 2023 Expansion Phase for the National Highways (BBl 2023 2302)
• Amendment of 29 September 2023 of the Code of Obligations (Tenancy law: sub-letting) (BBl 2023 2288)
• Amendment of 29 September 2023 of the Code of Obligations (Tenancy law: termination for personal needs) (BBl 2023 2291)
• Amendment of 22 December 2023 of the Federal Act on Health Insurance (HIA) (Standard funding of services) (BBl 2023 31)

All information on proposals submitted to the people (voting pamphlets, committees, recommendations by the parliament, Federal Council etc.) can be found at 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):

• For Switzerland to accede to the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (initiative for the prohibition of nuclear weapons) (2 January 2026)

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