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Ten national referendums were held in Switzerland in 2018. Voting took place on 4 March, 10 June, 23 September and 25 November.

March referendums

Two referendums were held on 4 March. One was on a Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021, which would extend the right of the federal government to levy VAT and direct federal tax until 2035.^[1] The other was the "Yes to the abolition of radio and television fees" popular initiative, which proposed abolishing the licence fee that provides the majority of funding for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation.^[1]

The abolition proposal, known by the informal name No Billag, was rejected by the Federal Assembly in 2017.^[2] Proponents of the initiative argued it was not fair for everyone to pay the fee regardless of whether they consumed Swiss Broadcasting Corporation output or not, that the total yearly sum of 1.37 billion francs should be spent by consumers, and that the SRG SSR would become more politically independent if it did not depend on the mandatory fee.^[3]^[4] Opponents of the initiative claimed that removing the mandatory fee would threaten national cohesion and that the country would become a "media desert" which would be dangerous to Switzerland's system of direct democracy.^[3] A committee, "Nein zum Sendeschluss", was formed to oppose the initiative.^[3] Opponents received support from 6,000 artists who published an online statement "defending cultural diversity in Switzerland" and argued that cultural diversity would be threatened if the initiative passed.^[5] Polls suggested 65 percent would vote against the proposal.^[6]

The Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021 was approved by 84% of votes, while the No Billag initiative was rejected by 72% of voters.

Results

Question	For		Against		Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout	Cantons for		Cantons against		Result
Question	Votes	%	Votes	%	Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout	Full	Half	Full	Half	Result
Financial Regulation 2021	2,358,086	84.1	445,464	15.9	100,497	2,904,047	5,391,090	53.87	20	6	0	0	Approved
Abolition of Radio and Television Fees	833,837	28.4	2,098,302	71.6	24,215	2,956,354	5,391,090	54.84	0	0	20	6	Rejected
Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2

June referendums

Two referendums were held on 10 June; one on the Sovereign Money Initiative proposal and one on the Federal Gambling Act.^[7]

The Sovereign Money Initiative proposal aims to give the Swiss National Bank a monopoly on money creation.^[8] It was launched by the Monetary Modernisation Association, without the support of any political party.^[9] The collection of signatures began on 3 June 2014,^[8] and the initiative was submitted to the Federal Chancellery on 1 December 2015 with over 110,000 valid signatures, despite its technical subject and without the support of political parties or other civil society organizations.^[9] The Federal Assembly recommended rejecting the initiative.

Results

Question	For		Against		Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Cantons for		Cantons against		Result
Question	Votes	%	Votes	%	Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Full	Half	Full	Half	Result
Sovereign Money Initiative	442,387	24.3	1,379,540	75.7	44,042	1,865,969	5,400,197	34.6	0	0	20	6	Rejected
Federal Gambling Act	1,326,207	72.9	492,024	27.1	45,723	1,863,954	5,400,197	34.5					Approved
Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2

September referendums

Three referendums were held on 23 September. The first was aimed at requiring the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,^[10] the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,^[11] and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.^[12] The cycle paths initiative was approved, whilst the food and agriculture ones were rejected.

Results

Question	For		Against		Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Cantons for		Cantons against		Result
Question	Votes	%	Votes	%	Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Full	Half	Full	Half	Result
Cycle Initiative	1,475,000	73.6	529,253	26.4	24,603	2,028,856	5,412,449	37.5	20	6	0	0	Approved
Fair Food Initiative	774,821	38.7	1,227,326	61.3	28,699	2,030,846		37.5	4	0	16	6	Rejected
Agricultural Policy	628,301	31.6	1,358,894	68.4	40,803	2,027,998		37.5	4	0	16	6	Rejected
Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2, 3

November referendums

Three referendums were held on 25 November. The first proposal aimed to subsidise farmers who did not dehorn their livestock.^[13]^[14]^[15] The second proposal would have explicitly given the Swiss Federal Constitution precedence over international law whenever the two contradict.^[16]^[17] The third initiative would allow insurance companies to hire their own detectives to spy on individuals suspected of abusing social welfare privileges.^[18]^[19]^[20]

Results

Question	For		Against		Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Cantons for		Cantons against		Result
Question	Votes	%	Votes	%	Invalid/ blank	Total votes	Registered voters	Turnout %	Full	Half	Full	Half	Result
Subsidising farmers not dehorning their livestock	1,144,845	45.3	1,384,027	54.7	89,375	2,618,247	5,420,789	48.3	4	2	16	4	Rejected
Giving the Swiss constitution precedence over international law	872,288	33.7	1,713,501	66.3	38,347	2,624,136		48.4	0	0	20	6	Rejected
Allowing insurance companies to use private detectives	1,667,849	64.7	909,172	35.3	45,370	2,622,391		48.4					Approved
Source: Federal Chancellery of Switzerland 1, 2, 3

References

^ ^a ^b Referendum of 4 March 2018 Federal Council
^ Parliament rejects ‘No Billag’ licence fee initiative SWI, 26 September 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c George Mills. "'Scrapping compulsory TV licence fees would be dangerous for Switzerland's direct democracy'", The Local, 27 February 2018.
^ The Local. "Swiss referendum results: everything you need to know", The Local, 5 March 2018.
^ The Local. "Artists fight to keep public broadcasting licence fee", The Local, 8 January 2018.
^ The Local. "Referendum: Swiss set to stand behind embattled public broadcaster", The Local, 21 February 2018
^ Objets de la votation populaire du 10 juin 2018 [Objects of the popular vote of 10 June 2018] Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
^ ^a ^b Initiative populaire fédérale « Pour une monnaie à l'abri des crises : émission monétaire uniquement par la Banque nationale ! (Initiative Monnaie pleine) » Federal Chancellery of Switzerland
^ ^a ^b (in French) « Monnaie pleine : une opportunité unique en Suisse pour changer la monnaie », La Revue durable, number 60 titled « Des monnaies pour une prospérité sans croissance », winter-spring 2017-2018, pages 26–29.
^ "Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^ "Fair Food Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^ "Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.
^ "Horned Cow Initiative". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ Vuilleumier, Marie (26 October 2018). "Are cows happier with their horns?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ Nebehay, Stephanie (November 20, 2018). "Cows with or without horns? Swiss to vote on Sunday". Reuters. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
^ "Self-determination Initiative". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ Bondolfi, Sibilla (25 October 2018). "'Swiss law first' initiative: what's at stake?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "Statutory basis for monitoring claimants". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ Tognina, Andrea (27 October 2018). "Big Brother on the doorstep?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
^ "Swiss voters to decide on fate of 'social detectives'". Swissinfo. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[A-1] Referendum of 4 March 2018 Federal Council

[2] Parliament rejects ‘No Billag’ licence fee initiative SWI, 26 September 2017

[tl-20180227-3] George Mills. "'Scrapping compulsory TV licence fees would be dangerous for Switzerland's direct democracy'", The Local, 27 February 2018.

[tl-20180305-4] The Local. "Swiss referendum results: everything you need to know", The Local, 5 March 2018.

[tl-20180108-5] The Local. "Artists fight to keep public broadcasting licence fee", The Local, 8 January 2018.

[tl-20180221-6] The Local. "Referendum: Swiss set to stand behind embattled public broadcaster", The Local, 21 February 2018

[June2018-7] Objets de la votation populaire du 10 juin 2018 [Objects of the popular vote of 10 June 2018] Federal Chancellery of Switzerland

[calendar-8] Initiative populaire fédérale « Pour une monnaie à l'abri des crises : émission monétaire uniquement par la Banque nationale ! (Initiative Monnaie pleine) » Federal Chancellery of Switzerland

[LRD-9] (in French) « Monnaie pleine : une opportunité unique en Suisse pour changer la monnaie », La Revue durable, number 60 titled « Des monnaies pour une prospérité sans croissance », winter-spring 2017-2018, pages 26–29.

[10] "Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[11] "Fair Food Initiative". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[12] "Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty". admin.ch. Retrieved August 23, 2018.

[13] "Horned Cow Initiative". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[14] Vuilleumier, Marie (26 October 2018). "Are cows happier with their horns?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[15] Nebehay, Stephanie (November 20, 2018). "Cows with or without horns? Swiss to vote on Sunday". Reuters. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

[16] "Self-determination Initiative". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[17] Bondolfi, Sibilla (25 October 2018). "'Swiss law first' initiative: what's at stake?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[18] "Statutory basis for monitoring claimants". Admin.ch. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[19] Tognina, Andrea (27 October 2018). "Big Brother on the doorstep?". Swissinfo. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

[20] "Swiss voters to decide on fate of 'social detectives'". Swissinfo. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.

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+{{short description|National referendums held in Switzerland in 2018}}
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-'''Several referendums''' will be held in [[Switzerland]] in 2018. Polling took place on 4 March, 10 June and 23 September, and further votes will take place on 25 November.
+Ten national referendums were held in [[Switzerland]] in 2018. Voting took place on 4 March, 10 June, 23 September and 25 November.
 ==March referendums==
+[[File:No-Billag-Initiative 2018.svg|thumb|Results of the ''No Billag'' referendum by canton.]]
-Two referendums were held on 4 March. One was on a Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021, which would extend the right of the federal government to levy [[Value-added tax|VAT]] and direct federal tax until 2035;<ref name=A>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20180304.html Referendum of 4 March 2018] Federal Council</ref> this was approved by 84% of voters. The other was the "Yes to the abolition of radio and television fees" [[popular initiative]], which proposed abolishing the [[Television licence|licence fee]] that provides the majority of funding for the [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name=A/> The proposal was rejected by the [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] in 2017,<ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/public-broadcasting_parliament-rejects--no-billag--licence-fee-initiative/43548128 Parliament rejects ‘No Billag’ licence fee initiative] SWI, 26 September 2017</ref> and by 72% of voters in the referendum.
+Two referendums were held on 4 March. One was on a Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021, which would extend the right of the federal government to levy [[Value-added tax|VAT]] and direct federal tax until 2035.<ref name=A>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20180304.html Referendum of 4 March 2018] Federal Council</ref> The other was the "Yes to the abolition of radio and television fees" [[popular initiative]], which proposed abolishing the [[Television licence|licence fee]] that provides the majority of funding for the [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name=A/>
+The abolition proposal, known by the informal name ''No Billag'', was rejected by the [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] in 2017.<ref>[https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/politics/public-broadcasting_parliament-rejects--no-billag--licence-fee-initiative/43548128 Parliament rejects ‘No Billag’ licence fee initiative] SWI, 26 September 2017</ref> Proponents of the initiative argued it was not fair for everyone to pay the fee regardless of whether they consumed Swiss Broadcasting Corporation output or not, that the total yearly sum of 1.37 billion francs should be spent by consumers, and that the [[Swiss Broadcasting Corporation|SRG SSR]] would become more politically independent if it did not depend on the mandatory fee.<ref name="tl-20180227">George Mills. "[https://www.thelocal.ch/20180227/scrapping-compulsory-tv-licence-fees-would-be-dangerous-for-switzerlands-direct-democracy-billag 'Scrapping compulsory TV licence fees would be dangerous for Switzerland's direct democracy']", ''[[The Local]]'', 27 February 2018.</ref><ref name="tl-20180305">The Local. "[https://www.thelocal.ch/20180305/swiss-referendum-results-everything-you-need-to-know-direct-democracy Swiss referendum results: everything you need to know]", ''[[The Local]]'', 5 March 2018.</ref> Opponents of the initiative claimed that removing the mandatory fee would threaten national cohesion and that the country would become a "media desert" which would be dangerous to Switzerland's system of [[direct democracy]].<ref name="tl-20180227"/> A committee, "Nein zum Sendeschluss", was formed to oppose the initiative.<ref name="tl-20180227"/> Opponents received support from 6,000 artists who published an online statement "defending cultural diversity in Switzerland" and argued that cultural diversity would be threatened if the initiative passed.<ref name="tl-20180108">The Local. "[https://www.thelocal.ch/20180108/artists-fight-to-keep-public-broadcasting-licence-fee Artists fight to keep public broadcasting licence fee]", ''[[The Local]]'', 8 January 2018.</ref> Polls suggested 65 percent would vote against the proposal.<ref name="tl-20180221">The Local. "[https://www.thelocal.ch/20180221/media-referendum-swiss-set-to-stand-behind-embattled-public-broadcaster-sbc Referendum: Swiss set to stand behind embattled public broadcaster]", ''[[The Local]]'', 21 February 2018</ref>
+The Federal Decree on the new Financial Regulation 2021 was approved by 84% of votes, while the ''No Billag'' initiative was rejected by 72% of voters.
 ===Results===
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 Two referendums were held on 10 June; one on the Sovereign Money Initiative proposal and one on the Federal Gambling Act.<ref name=June2018>[https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/communiques.msg-id-69654.html Objets de la votation populaire du 10 juin 2018] [Objects of the popular vote of 10 June 2018] [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]]</ref>
-The Sovereign Money Initiative proposal aims to give the [[Swiss National Bank]] a monopoly on [[money creation]].<ref name=calendar>[https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis453.html Initiative populaire fédérale « Pour une monnaie à l'abri des crises : émission monétaire uniquement par la Banque nationale ! (Initiative Monnaie pleine) »] [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]]</ref> It was launched by the Monetary Modernisation Association, without the support of any political party.<ref name=LRD>{{fr}} [https://www.larevuedurable.com/fr/economie/1195-monnaie-pleine-une-opportunite-unique-en-suisse-pour-changer-la-monnaie.html « Monnaie pleine : une opportunité unique en Suisse pour changer la monnaie »], ''La Revue durable'', number 60 titled « Des monnaies pour une prospérité sans croissance », winter-spring 2017-2018, pages 26–29.</ref> The collection of signatures began on 3 June 2014,<ref name=calendar/> and the [[federal popular initiative|initiative]] was submitted to the [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland|Federal Chancellery]] on 1 December 2015 with over 110,000 valid signatures, despite its technical subject and without the support of [[List of political parties in Switzerland|political parties]] or other civil society organizations.<ref name=LRD/> The [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] recommended rejecting the initiative.
+The Sovereign Money Initiative proposal aims to give the [[Swiss National Bank]] a monopoly on [[money creation]].<ref name=calendar>[https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis453.html Initiative populaire fédérale « Pour une monnaie à l'abri des crises : émission monétaire uniquement par la Banque nationale ! (Initiative Monnaie pleine) »] [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]]</ref> It was launched by the Monetary Modernisation Association, without the support of any political party.<ref name=LRD>{{in lang|fr}} [https://www.larevuedurable.com/fr/economie/1195-monnaie-pleine-une-opportunite-unique-en-suisse-pour-changer-la-monnaie.html « Monnaie pleine : une opportunité unique en Suisse pour changer la monnaie »], ''La Revue durable'', number 60 titled « Des monnaies pour une prospérité sans croissance », winter-spring 2017-2018, pages 26–29.</ref> The collection of signatures began on 3 June 2014,<ref name=calendar/> and the [[federal popular initiative|initiative]] was submitted to the [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland|Federal Chancellery]] on 1 December 2015 with over 110,000 valid signatures, despite its technical subject and without the support of [[List of political parties in Switzerland|political parties]] or other civil society organizations.<ref name=LRD/> The [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]] recommended rejecting the initiative.
 ===Results===
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 !colspan=2|For
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-!rowspan=2|Invalid/<br>blank
+!rowspan=2|Invalid/<br />blank
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+!rowspan=2|Total<br />votes
-!rowspan=2|Registered<br>voters
+!rowspan=2|Registered<br />voters
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 !Half
 |-
-|align=left|[[Swiss sovereign money referendum, 2018|Sovereign Money Initiative]]||442,387||24.3||1,379,448||75.7|| || ||rowspan=2| ||33.8||0||0||20||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
+|align=left|[[2018 Swiss sovereign money referendum|Sovereign Money Initiative]]||442,387||24.3||1,379,540||75.7||44,042||1,865,969||rowspan=2|5,400,197||34.6||0||0||20||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
 |-
-|align=left|Federal Gambling Act||1,325,982||72.9||492,247||27.1|| || ||33.7||colspan=4| ||{{Yes2|Approved}}
+|align=left|Federal Gambling Act||1,326,207||72.9||492,024||27.1||45,723||1,863,954||34.5||colspan=4| ||{{Yes2|Approved}}
 |-
 |colspan=14 align=left|Source: [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]] [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20180610/det618.html 1], [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20180610/det619.html 2]
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 ==September referendums==
-Three referendums were held on 23 September. The first was aimed at requiring the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,<ref>{{cite web | title=Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/bundesbeschluss-ueber-die-velowege-sowie-die-fuss--und-wanderweg.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,<ref>{{cite web | title=Fair Food Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-gesunde-sowie-umweltfreundlich-und-fair-he.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.<ref>{{cite web | title=Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-ernaehrungssouveraenitaet-die-landwirtscha.html | publisher=''admin.ch'' | accessdate=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> The cycle paths initiative was approved, whilst the food and agriculture ones were rejected.
+Three referendums were held on 23 September. The first was aimed at requiring the federal government to consider cycle paths in the same way as footpaths and hiking trails,<ref>{{cite web | title=Direct counter-proposal to the Bike Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/bundesbeschluss-ueber-die-velowege-sowie-die-fuss--und-wanderweg.html | website=admin.ch | access-date=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> the second would require the government to promote environmentally sound, animal-friendly and fairly produced foodstuffs,<ref>{{cite web | title=Fair Food Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-gesunde-sowie-umweltfreundlich-und-fair-he.html | website=admin.ch | access-date=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> and the third to focus agriculture policy on small, family farms and to promote sustainable, diverse and gene-technology-free agriculture.<ref>{{cite web | title=Federal Popular Initiative For food sovereignty | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20180923/volksinitiative--fuer-ernaehrungssouveraenitaet-die-landwirtscha.html | website=admin.ch | access-date=August 23, 2018 | language=en}}</ref> The cycle paths initiative was approved, whilst the food and agriculture ones were rejected.
 ===Results===
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+!rowspan=2|Invalid/<br />blank
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+!rowspan=2|Total<br />votes
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+!rowspan=2|Registered<br />voters
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 !Half
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-|align=left|Cycle Initiative||1,475,165||73.6||529,268||26.4|| || ||rowspan=2| ||37.1||20||6||0||0||{{Yes2|Approved}}
+|align=left|Cycle Initiative||1,475,000||73.6||529,253||26.4||24,603 ||2,028,856||rowspan=3|5,412,449||37.5||20||6||0||0||{{Yes2|Approved}}
 |-
-|align=left|Fair Food Initiative||774,827||38.7||1,227,301||61.3|| || ||37.0||4||0||16||6 ||{{No2|Rejected}}
+|align=left|Fair Food Initiative||774,821||38.7||1,227,326||61.3||28,699||2,030,846||37.5||4||0||16||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
 |-
-|align=left|Agricultural Policy||628,463||31.6||1,358,712||68.4|| || || ||36.7||4||0||16||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
+|align=left|Agricultural Policy||628,301||31.6||1,358,894||68.4||40,803||2,027,998||37.5||4||0||16||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
 |-
 |colspan=14 align=left|Source: [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]] [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20180923/det620.html 1], [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20180923/det621.html 2], [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20180923/det622.html 3]
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 == November referendums ==
+Three referendums were held on 25 November. The first proposal aimed to subsidise farmers who did not [[Livestock dehorning|dehorn their livestock]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Horned Cow Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20181125/horned-cow-initiative.html | publisher=Admin.ch | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Vuilleumier | first1=Marie | title=Are cows happier with their horns? | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/vote-november-25--2018_are-cows-happier-with-their-horns-/44500542 | date=26 October 2018 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | last1=Nebehay | first1=Stephanie | title=Cows with or without horns? Swiss to vote on Sunday | url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swiss-vote-cows/cows-with-or-without-horns-swiss-to-vote-on-sunday-idUSKCN1NP1LC | date=November 20, 2018 | work=[[Reuters]] | access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> The second proposal would have explicitly given the [[Swiss Federal Constitution]] precedence over [[international law]] whenever the two contradict.<ref>{{cite web | title=Self-determination Initiative | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20181125/self-determination-initiative.html | publisher=Admin.ch | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Bondolfi | first1=Sibilla | title=‘Swiss law first’ initiative: what’s at stake? | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/directdemocracy/vote-november-25--2018_-swiss-law-first--initiative--what-s-at-stake-/44490464 | date=25 October 2018 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref> The third initiative would allow insurance companies to hire their own detectives to spy on individuals suspected of abusing social welfare privileges.<ref>{{cite web | title=Statutory basis for monitoring claimants | url=https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20181125/supervising-insurance-providers.html | publisher=Admin.ch | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Tognina | first1=Andrea | title=Big Brother on the doorstep? | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/vote-november-25--2018_big-brother-on-the-doorstep-/44501310 | date=27 October 2018 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Swiss voters to decide on fate of ‘social detectives’ | url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/citizen-movement_swiss-voters-to-decide-on-fate-of--social-detectives-/44238952 | date=5 July 2018 | website=[[Swissinfo]] | access-date=17 November 2018}}</ref>
+===Results===
-Three referendums were held on 25 November.
+{| class=wikitable style=text-align:right
+!rowspan=2|Question
+!colspan=2|For
+!colspan=2|Against
+!rowspan=2|Invalid/<br />blank
+!rowspan=2|Total<br />votes
+!rowspan=2|Registered<br />voters
+!rowspan=2|Turnout %
+!colspan=2|Cantons for
+!colspan=2|Cantons against
+!rowspan=2|Result
+|-
+!Votes
+!%
+!Votes
+!%
+!Full
+!Half
+!Full
+!Half
+|-
+|align=left|Subsidising farmers not dehorning their livestock||1,144,845||45.3||1,384,027||54.7||89,375||2,618,247||rowspan=3|5,420,789||48.3||4||2||16||4||{{No2|Rejected}}
+|-
+|align=left|{{nowrap|Giving the Swiss constitution precedence over international law}}||872,288||33.7||1,713,501||66.3||38,347||2,624,136||48.4||0||0||20||6||{{No2|Rejected}}
+|-
+|align=left|Allowing insurance companies to use private detectives||1,667,849||64.7||909,172||35.3||45,370||2,622,391||48.4||colspan=4| ||{{Yes2|Approved}}
+|-
+|colspan=14 align=left|Source: [[Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]] [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20181125/det623.html 1], [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20181125/det624.html 2], [https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20181125/det625.html 3]
+|}
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+[[Category:Referendums in Switzerland]]
-[[Category:March 2018 events in Europe]]
+[[Category:March 2018 events in Switzerland|Referendums]]
-[[Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results|2018]]
+[[Category:June 2018 events in Switzerland|Referendums]]
+[[Category:September 2018 events in Switzerland|Referendums]]
+[[Category:November 2018 events in Switzerland|Referendums]]