Six national referendums were held in Switzerland during 2015, the first of which were held on 8 March.Electronic voting: Greater security thanks to verifiability Revue, 10 February 2014
March referendums Two referendums were held on 8 March."Referendums on March 8, 2015 Swiss Federal Chancellery The family initiative proposal proposed that child and education allowances should be exempt from income tax, whilst second initiative called for the introduction of a tax on non-renewable energy, with the higher cost of energy consumption compensated by the abolition of VAT. The family initiative was initiated by the Christian Democratic People's Party and the energy initiative was initiated by the Green Liberal Party.Chandrasekhar, Anand (March 9, 2015) - "Centrist Parties Lack ‘Initiative Savviness’". Swissinfo. Retrieved March 11, 2015. The Swiss government recommended the rejection of both initiatives, and both were rejected by voters.
The failed energy initiative received worst vote result for an initiative since 1929.
Results QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalvotesRegisteredvotersTurnoutCantons forCantons againstResultVotes%Votes%FullHalfFullHalfFamily initiative537,79524.61,650,10975.422,9872,210,8915,254,96542.0700206 Non-renewable energy tax175,4058.02,010,32692.024,3902,210,12141.0600206 Source: Government of Switzerland
June referendums Four referendums were held on 14 June 2015, covering a constitutional amendment regarding reproductive medicine and human gene technology, popular initiatives on scholarships and inheritance tax and a modification of the federal law on radio and television reducing the annual licence fee from 462 to 400 Francs.Referendums on June 14, 2015 Swiss Federal Chancellery
Results QuestionForAgainstInvalid/blankTotalvotesRegisteredvotersTurnoutCantons forCantons againstResultVotes%Votes%FullHalfFullHalfReproductive medicine/gene technology1,377,61361.9846,86538.166,5152,290,9935,265,12043.517333 Scholarships610,28427.51,611,91172.565,3602,287,55543.400206 Inheritance tax657,85129.01,613,98271.029,4872,301,32043.700206 Federal law on radio and television1,128,52250.11,124,87349.944,5682,297,96343.6 Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4
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