Twelve cantons have voted on 19 proposals
Published: Sunday, Nov 24th 2024, 19:40
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A plea for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) in Basel and the rejection of the voting age of 16 in Aargau are the outstanding voting results in the cantons. Below are the results in the twelve cantons with 19 substantive proposals in alphabetical order.
AARGAU: In the canton of Aargau, Swiss citizens can still only vote from the age of 18. Voters have rejected a popular initiative for a voting age of 16 with almost 80 percent of votes against. The initiative was launched by a committee of young parties with the exception of the young SVP. Glarus thus remains the only canton with a voting age of 16.
BASEL: In the canton of Basel-Stadt, the cantonal contribution of CHF 37.5 million for the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) 2025 has been accepted by a two-thirds majority. In contrast, voting rights for foreign nationals were rejected with over 55% of votes against. An initiative to promote the free creation of music was also rejected with 64.4% of votes against.
GENEVA: In the canton of Geneva, income tax will fall by an average of almost nine percent for the majority of taxpayers. The tax reform was approved by a majority of over 61%. A bill that sought to transfer responsibility for setting fares for Geneva's transport companies from the Grand Council to the cantonal government was rejected by almost 70 percent of votes against. A law to give landowners a greater say in the approval of neighborhood plans was rejected with over 62% of votes against.
Moutier becomes the new Jura district
JURA: The canton of Jura has approved the formation of the new district of Moutier with over 80 percent of votes in favor. The town of Moutier will thus become the fourth district in the canton and will occupy 7 out of 60 seats in parliament. The transfer of Moutier from the canton of Bern to the Jura had already been approved on September 22.
LUZERN: In the canton of Lucerne, the construction of large wind turbines should not be delayed by lengthy approval procedures. With 68.5 percent of voters in favour, the electorate voted in favour of curtailing municipal autonomy and a cantonal planning approval procedure.
NEUENBURG: In the canton of Neuchâtel, the right to the digital integrity of citizens has been enshrined in the cantonal constitution. The electorate approved the corresponding law with over 90 percent of votes in favor. Neuchâtel is one of the first cantons to recognize such a right. The pioneer was Geneva, which was the first canton to enshrine a fundamental right to digital integrity in its constitution in 2023.
OBWALDEN: In the canton of Obwalden, existing inequalities in property taxation are being reduced. Voters approved a corresponding amendment to the Valuation and Land Lien Act with a majority of almost 56% in favor.
Stricter financing rules
SCHAFFHAUSEN: In the canton of Schaffhausen, stricter rules will apply in future to the financing of election and referendum campaigns. Voters approved the implementation initiative for the previously adopted transparency initiative with almost 59% in favor. The less far-reaching counter-proposal received just under 48% of votes in favor.
ST. GALLEN: In the canton of St. Gallen, commuters will in future be able to deduct up to CHF 8,000 in travel costs from their tax returns. The corresponding amendment to the tax law was narrowly approved with 50.8 percent of votes in favor. The amendment to the Social Welfare Act to close gaps in the financing of specialized long-term care and the implementation of the federal care initiative were undisputed. Over the next eight years, CHF 128 million can be spent on a care training offensive.
No to initiative against Sawiris project
URI: In the canton of Uri, nothing stands in the way of Egyptian investor Samih Sawiris building a tourism resort on the Isleten peninsula in Uri. The "Isleten for all" initiative launched by the Green Party against the project was rejected by a two-thirds majority of voters in Uri.
WALLIS: In Valais, the cantonal climate law, which aimed to make the canton climate-neutral by 2040, has failed. The people of Valais rejected the bill with over 55% of votes against.
ZUG: Stricter rules will apply to bikers in Zug's forests in future. The electorate has clearly approved the new Forest Act with almost 73% of votes in favor. The revised forest law aims to better protect plants and animals from people's leisure activities.
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