A referendum on schools was held in Switzerland on 15 March 1903.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1906 Voters were asked whether they approved of a federal resolution on the federal government providing financial support for public elementary schools. It was approved by 76.3% of voters and a majority of cantons.
Background The referendum was an "obligatory referendum", which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 The decision of each canton was based on the vote in that canton. Full cantons counted as one vote, whilst half cantons counted as half.
Results ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor258,56776.319521.5Against80,42923.7010.5Blank votes12,449––––Invalid votes1,732––––Total353,17710019622Registered voters/turnout757,32046.6–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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