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 31 January 2024 to submit the follwing proposals to the people on 9 June 2024:

• Federal Popular Initiative of 23 January 2020 “Keep health insurance premiums to no more than 10% of income (Premium Relief Initiative)”
• Federal Popular Initiative of 10 March 2020 “For lower premiums – a cost brake in the healthcare system”
• Federal Popular Initiative of 16 December 2021 “For freedom and physical integrity”
• Federal Act of 29 September 2023 on a Secure Electricity Supply from Renewable Energy Sources

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):

• Federal Popular Initiative “For effective regulatory measures against the uncontrolled proliferation of wolves, lynx, bears and birds of prey of all species” (30 July 2025)
• Federal Popular Initiative “Against the destruction of our forests by wind turbines (Forest Protection Initiative)”(30 July 2025)
• Federal Popular Initiative “Protect direct democracy in relation to wind farms (Commune Protection Initiative)” (30 July 2025)

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