2026 Swiss referendums
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A series of referendums will be held in Switzerland during 2026, with national votes on 8 March, 14 June, 27 September and 29 November.[1]
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8 March 2026 | |
| "Cash is freedom" initiative | |
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| Counter-proposal to the cash initiative | |
| SRG Initiative | |
| Climate Fund Initiative | |
| Individual taxation | |
14 June 2026 | |
| "No to ten-million Switzerland" initiative | |
| Referendum on the Civilian Service Act | |
March referendums
Four referendums were held on 8 March: Initiatives on cash, public broadcasting, a climate fund and individual taxation.[2][3]
The voters were asked whether to cap the annual license fee for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation at 200 francs while exempting other companies from the levy, whether to introduce individual taxation requiring married couples to file separate tax returns, whether to create a federal climate fund, and whether to protect cash in the constitution by guaranteeing that coins and banknotes remain in circulation.[2]
One referendum on the individual taxation passed, and also counterproposal for the initiative on cash passed, which sets a mandate to protect access to cash, while avoiding rigid constitutional limits on payments,[4] while the rest of referendums was rejected.
Results
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Turnout | Outcome | |||||
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| Votes | % | Cantons | Votes | % | Cantons | ||||||
| "Cash is freedom" initiative | 1,380,852 | 45.61 | 9+0⁄2 | 1,646,498 | 54.39 | 11+6⁄2 | 55.37 | Rejected | |||
| Counter-proposal to the cash initiative | 2,168,295 | 73.39 | 20+6⁄2 | 786,049 | 26.61 | 0+0⁄2 | 55.37 | Approved | |||
| SRG Initiative | 1,188,289 | 38.05 | 0+0⁄2 | 1,934,369 | 61.95 | 20+6⁄2 | 55.80 | Rejected | |||
| Climate Fund Initiative | 897,216 | 29.29 | 0+0⁄2 | 2,165,495 | 70.71 | 20+6⁄2 | 55.56 | Rejected | |||
| Individual taxation | 1,662,017 | 54.26 | 9+2⁄2 | 1,401,166 | 45.74 | 11+4⁄2 | 55.66 | Approved | |||
| Source: Federal Chancellery[5] | |||||||||||
June referendums
Two referendums will be held on 14 June.[6] One of them, "No to ten million Switzerland", seeks to cap the country's permanent resident population at 10 million by 2050. It was promoted by the Swiss People's Party.[7][8][9] The other seeks to reduce the number of people moving from the army to the civil service.[7]
No to ten million Switzerland
A December 2025 poll found that 48% of respondents were in favor of the initiative, while 41% said they were against it.[a] A September 2025 poll found that 48% of respondents were in favor of the initiative, while 45% said they were against it.[10]
Results
| Question | For | Against | Invalid/ blank |
Total votes |
Turnout | Outcome | |||||
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| Votes | % | Cantons | Votes | % | Cantons | ||||||
| "No to ten-million Switzerland" initiative | |||||||||||
| Referendum on the Civilian Service Act | |||||||||||
Notes
- 88% of Swiss People's Party (SVP) supporters supported it; 42% of The Centre voters supported it, while 43% were against it; and 46% of FDP.The Liberals supporters supported it, while 38% opposed it. 73% of Social Democratic Party of Switzerland and 72% of Green Party of Switzerland supporters opposed it.