Federal vote on family policy

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In the federal vote on family policy on March 3, 2013 , the Swiss voters voted on Article 115a. The matter of the vote was the federal decree on family policy of June 15, 2012. As it provided for a constitutional amendment, the federal decree was subject to the mandatory referendum . The template was denied by the cantons .

history

The CVP -Nationalrat Norbert Hochreutener filed on March 23, 2007, a parliamentary initiative, which the Constitutional basis for a family policy in Article 116 of the Federal Constitution judged to be too narrow. The initiative focuses in particular on providing a needs-based range of day-to-day structures for families and schools to improve the compatibility of family and work ; Responsibility for this would remain with the cantons and communes, and the Confederation would only become active if they were insufficiently performing their duties.

On March 15, 2010, the National Council debated the parliamentary initiative, and a motion to extend the deadline by two years was approved with 97 votes in favor and 88 against (no abstentions). After evaluating the consultation from November 22, 2010 to March 4, 2011, the National Council, in its renewed session on this parliamentary initiative on March 7, 2012, passed the draft of a new constitutional article to promote the compatibility of family and work with 111 to 68 votes, with one abstention. The Council of States debated it on June 4, 2012 and adopted it with 30 votes in favor and 14 against, with no abstentions. In the final vote on June 15, 2012, both councils voted in favor, in the National Council with 129 for, 57 against and two abstentions and in the Council of States with 28 for, 12 against and one abstention.

poll

On March 3, 2013, the federal vote on family policy was voted on. At the same time, referendums were held on the Federal People's Initiative “against rip-off” and on the amendment of June 15, 2012 to the Federal Act on Spatial Planning ( Spatial Planning Act , RPG).

The template failed despite Yes -Stimmenmehrheit the population ( popular majority ) of the No -Mehrheit the cantons (the cantons ).

Vote on family policy - official final results
Canton Yes (%) No (%) Yes (votes) Vote no) Result Voice (stand) Voting participation
Kanton AargauKanton Aargau Aargau 47.2% 52.8% 83,146 93.172 No 1 44.4%
Canton of Appenzell AusserrhodenCanton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden Appenzell Ausserrhoden 40.6% 59.4% 7,845 11,468 No 0.5 51.8%
Canton of Appenzell InnerrhodenCanton of Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell Innerrhoden 27.1% 72.9% 1,259 3,388 No 0.5 41.9%
Canton of Basel-CountryCanton of Basel-Country Basel-Country 52.8% 47.2% 43,518 38,932 Yes 0.5 44.5%
Canton of Basel-StadtCanton of Basel-Stadt Basel city 65.0% 35.0% 35,846 19,293 Yes 0.5 49.4%
Canton BernCanton Bern Bern 49.4% 50.6% 151,867 155,655 No 1 42.8%
Canton of FriborgCanton of Friborg Freiburg 62.7% 37.3% 51,734 30,736 Yes 1 44.5%
Canton of GenevaCanton of Geneva Geneva 79.1% 20.9% 85,921 22,744 Yes 1 46.5%
Canton of GlarusCanton of Glarus Glarus 42.6% 57.4% 3,946 5,319 No 1 36.1%
canton of Grisonscanton of Grisons Grisons 48.8% 51.2% 36,130 37,920 No 1 56.2%
Canton of JuraCanton of Jura law 70.3% 29.7% 14,058 5,928 Yes 1 40.6%
Canton lucerneCanton lucerne Lucerne 48.8% 51.2% 58,727 61,585 No 1 46.2%
Canton of NeuchâtelCanton of Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 69.9% 39.1% 31,618 13,632 Yes 1 41.7%
Canton of NidwaldenCanton of Nidwalden Nidwalden 41.0% 59.0% 6.002 8,624 No 0.5 49.0%
Canton of ObwaldenCanton of Obwalden Obwalden 38.0% 62.0% 4,804 7,833 No 0.5 49.0%
Canton of SchaffhausenCanton of Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 44.3% 55.7% 13,358 16,799 No 1 64.9%
Canton of SchwyzCanton of Schwyz Schwyz 36.9% 63.1% 17,917 30,689 No 1 49.2%
Canton of SolothurnCanton of Solothurn Solothurn 50.4% 49.6% 42,444 41,695 Yes 1 48.6%
Canton of St. GallenCanton of St. Gallen St. Gallen 42.8% 57.2% 58,421 77,927 No 1 44.0%
Canton of TicinoCanton of Ticino Ticino 66.7% 33.3% 57,197 28,500 Yes 1 41.5%
Canton of ThurgauCanton of Thurgau Thurgau 41.7% 58.3% 28,511 39,923 No 1 43.1%
Canton of UriCanton of Uri Uri 31.8% 68.2% 3,409 7,302 No 1 41.4%
Canton of VaudCanton of Vaud Vaud 70.7% 29.3% 133,562 55,431 Yes 1 41.4%
Canton of ValaisCanton of Valais Valais 57.6% 42.4% 79.118 58.192 Yes 1 67.8%
Canton of ZugCanton of Zug train 47.5% 52.5% 17,703 19,570 No 1 51.9%
Canton ZurichCanton Zurich Zurich 53.6% 46.4% 215,322 186,638 Yes 1 47.0%
Federal coat of arms ÜÜÜSwiss Confederation 54.3% 45.7% 1,283,383 1,078,895 declined 10 yes, 13 no 45.6%

Voting text

The federal constitution is amended as follows:

Art. 115a Family Policy

  1. In performing its tasks, the federal government takes the needs of the family into account. He can support measures to protect the family.
  2. The federal government and the cantons promote the compatibility of family and employment or training. In particular, the cantons ensure that there is a need-based range of family and school day structures.
  3. If the efforts of the cantons or third parties are inadequate, the Confederation shall lay down principles for promoting the reconciliation of family and work or training.

Art. 116 paras. 1 and 2

  1. Canceled
  2. The federal government can issue regulations on family allowances and run a federal family equalization fund.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Article 116 of the Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
  2. ↑ parliament.ch: 07.419 Constitutional basis for a comprehensive family policy
  3. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the National Council 15.03.10-14.30 ( verbatim protocol)
  4. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the Nationalrat 15.03.2010-16 : 56:54 (Voting minutes ; PDF; 59 kB)
  5. ↑ parlament.ch: 07,419 report on the results of the consultation (PDF, 183 kB), April 28th 2011
  6. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the National Council 07.03.12-15.00 ( verbatim protocol)
  7. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419-1 07.419 in the National Council 18:06:54 (Voting minutes ; PDF; 80 kB)
  8. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the Council of States 04.06.12-15.15 ( verbatim protocol)
  9. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the National Council 15.06.2012-08h00 ( verbatim protocol)
  10. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the Nationalrat 15.06.12-08: 30:40 (Voting minutes ; PDF; 79 kB)
  11. ↑ parlament.ch: 07.419 in the Council of States 15.06.12-08.20 ( verbatim protocol)
  12. ↑ Family article fails because of the number of stands , SRF, March 3, 2013
  13. ↑ Numbers for Valais and total numbers according to: Family article fails because of the number of stands . Alain Berset: "Business and the cantons are now challenged"
  14. ↑ Template No. 567, preliminary official final results

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