Note: Days on which a federal vote but no cantonal vote took place are marked accordingly in the list.
2019
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
October 20, 2019
No cantonal votes
May 19, 2019
Implementation of the tax reform and AHV financing
48.6%
02/10/2019
No cantonal votes
2018
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/28/2018
No cantonal votes
09/23/2018
No cantonal votes
06/10/2018
Partial revision of the Energy Act
46.0%
04.03.2018
No cantonal votes
2017
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
09/24/2017
Intercantonal agreement on the cantonal contributions to the hospitals to finance further medical training and its compensation among the cantons; Accession of the Canton of Solothurn.
71.0%
05/21/2017
Popular initiative "Yes to a good elementary school without curriculum 21 "
34.4%
04/23/2017
No cantonal votes
03/12/2017
No cantonal votes
02/12/2017
No cantonal votes
2016
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/27/2016
No cantonal votes
09/25/2016
No cantonal votes
06/05/2016
No cantonal votes
02/28/2016
Flood protection and revitalization Emme , Biberist weir to Aare : Approval of a commitment loan
83.0%
2015
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
06/14/2015
No cantonal votes
03/08/2015
Economic and Labor Law (WAG)
65.87% (variant 2)
Amendment of the constitution of the canton of Solothurn
77.72%
Change of social law; Lowering the premium reduction in health insurance
47.07%
2014
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/30/2014
Law on the financial and burden sharing of the municipalities
67.48%
Control parameters in direct financial equalization
Accession to the Concordat on Private Security Services and Amendment to the Law on the Cantonal Police
77.84%
2011
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
February 13, 2011 (47.84%)
Popular initiative «Family-friendly day structures in the Solothurn communities».
31.83%
Popular initiative «for an effective reduction in health insurance premiums».
41.30%
Construction of a new multi-storey car park for the Olten Cantonal Hospital: Approval of the commitment loan.
71.13%
2010
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/28/2010
No cantonal votes
09/26/2010 (37.89%)
Intercantonal agreement on the harmonization of compulsory schooling (HarmoS Concordat).
58.46%
Change in the cantonal constitution as a result of the HarmoS Concordat.
58.26%
Amendment to the cantonal constitution: introductory legislation to the Swiss Code of Criminal Procedure and the Swiss Code of Youth Criminal Procedure.
85.98%
Amendment to the cantonal constitution: introductory legislation to the Swiss code of civil procedure.
Introductory Act to the Federal Act on Work in Industry, Trade and Commerce
54.02%
Popular initiative «for a more liberal health law and a sensible smoking ban»
33.93%
March 7, 2010 (42.15%)
Flood protection and renaturation project Emme in Biberist and Gerlafingen; Approval of a commitment loan.
81.90%
2009
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
November 29, 2009 (52.76%)
Popular initiative "Welcome to the Canton of Solothurn - Yes to the tax-free change of hands for owner-occupied residential property!"
63.12%
09/27/2010 (40.93%)
Correctional facility (JVA) canton Solothurn in Flumenthal / Deitingen; Approval of a commitment loan
65.87%
Ordinance on the collection of taxes for motor vehicles (referendum against greening motor vehicle tax)
32.80%
17.05.2010 (41.21%)
Amendment of the social law (supplementary benefits for families)
57.38%
02/08/2009
No cantonal votes
2008
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
10/30/2008 (43.53%)
Change in the cantonal constitution; Increase in the financial powers of the government council
60.01%
Commitment loan for the new building of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland in Olten
76.78%
06/01/2008
No cantonal votes
02/24/2008
No cantonal votes
2007
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
October 21, 2007 (49.29%)
Amendment of the Law on State and Municipal Taxes (Tax Law): tax relief for income, wealth and capital taxes; Adjustments to federal law and procedural changes
82.71%
Amendment of the Law on State and Municipal Taxes (Tax Law): Tax relief on property and profit taxes.
74.86%
06/17/2007
No cantonal votes
03/11/2007 (38.87%)
Amendment of the law on the reduction of state contributions and the hindering of spending decisions
75.64%
2006
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/26/2006 (49.85%)
Amendment of the Primary School Act (reform of lower secondary level)
64.13%
Amendment of the Health Act (coordination of variants)
76.61% (variant 1)
09/24/2006 (44.02%)
Partial revision of the law on cantonal and municipal citizenship (civil rights law)
56.65%
05/21/2006
No cantonal votes
2005
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/27/2005
No cantonal votes
September 25, 2005 (51.83%)
Authorization of the municipalities to introduce the right to vote for foreigners on an optional basis
Change in the cantonal constitution: introduction of independent court administration
78.8%
09/26/2004
No cantonal votes
May 17, 2004 (51.83%)
Change to the cantonal constitution: results-based administrative management
68.5%
Amendment to the cantonal constitution: global budget initiative
63.7%
Changes to the cantonal constitution: delegation of financial powers from the cantonal council to a cantonal council commission
61.9%
Amendment to the cantonal constitution: reform of criminal prosecution
78.6%
Ordinance on the introduction of the federal law on identity cards for Swiss citizens (municipal referendum against the identity card regulation)
60.5%
February 8, 2004 (47.1%)
Change to the cantonal constitution (centralization of the higher offices and the office clerks for the offices of Solothurn-Lebern and Bucheggberg-Wasseramt)
83.9%
Popular initiative "To protect the hares, birds and badgers"
44.2%
Popular initiative «Hunting without Drifting»
42.5%
2003
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
November 30, 2003 (27.4%)
Amendment to the ordinance on taxes and fees for motor vehicles, bicycles and ships (referendum against the decision of the Cantonal Council of January 29, 2003)
38.1%
Change of the hospital proposal VI (closure of the Thierstein district hospital);
68.8%
Commitment loan for the restructuring of the Thierstein district hospital (conversion into a competence center for the elderly with a medical outpatient clinic)
65.0%
10/19/2003
No cantonal votes
June 29, 2003 (36.6%)
Change to the cantonal constitution (smaller quorum for the canton's ordinance veto)
81.8%
Popular initiative «Kindergarten is part of it»
34.7%
Popular initiative «Just opportunities for all music students»
37.9%
05/18/2003
No cantonal votes
02/29/2003
No cantonal votes
2002
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/24/2002
No cantonal votes
09/22/2002 (47.3%)
Ordinance on the cadastral value and the tax value (referendum against the decision of the Cantonal Council of 5 September 2001)
37.7%
Repeal of the ordinance on shop closing times (referendum against the decision of the Cantonal Council of January 22, 2002)
43.3%
June 2, 2002 (47.3%)
Amendment of the ordinance on taxes and fees for motor vehicles, bicycles and ships (referendum against the decision of the Cantonal Council of October 31, 2001)
51.0%
03.03.2002 (58.0%)
Constitutional amendment to the popular initiative “100 cantons are enough” and counter-proposal by the canton council (canton council resolution of October 31 / December 12, 2001)
k. A.
2001
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
December 2, 2001 (36.9%)
Amendment to the cantonal constitution
81.6%
06/10/2001
No cantonal votes
March 4, 2001 (55.6%)
Replace official vows only from members of the authorities and civil servants / term "civil service law" with "service law"
73.2%
Repeal of the popular election for local court clerks
67.4%
Repeal of the popular election for office clerks
66.3%
Repeal of the popular election for heads of debt enforcement and bankruptcy offices
67.9%
Repeal of the popular election for senior officials
63.1%
2000
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/26/2000
No cantonal votes
09/24/2000 (47.5%)
Popular initiative «100 cantonal councils are enough»
63.7%
Amendment of the law on advances for child support (Alimentenbvorsvorsätzegesetz; AIG) (KRB of May 10, 2000)
64.1%
Roads Act (total revision of the Road Construction and Maintenance Act of December 2, 1928) (KRB of May 17, 2000)
67.9%
05/21/2000
No cantonal votes
03/12/2000
No cantonal votes
1999
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
10/24/1999
No cantonal votes
06/13/1999 (n / a )
Donation of the former Capuchin monastery in Dornach to the Dornach Monastery Foundation
Changes to the hospital proposal VI (closure of the Allerheiligenberg High Altitude Clinic )
36.4%
Amendment to the tax law (increase in personnel tax and minimum tax for legal entities)
40.3%
Change to the cantonal constitution (concentration of official clerks and higher offices in the canton of Solothurn)
45.6%
07.02.1999 (n / a )
Government and Administrative Organization Act
70.8%
1998
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/29/1998 (n / a )
Change of the cantonal constitution (optional referendum for undisputed proposals)
54.2%
Changes to the cantonal constitution (mandatory referendum for spending over CHF 5 million or CHF 500,000)
57.1%
Amendment of the Primary School Act
67.7%
09/27/1998 (n / a )
Amendment of the Financial Equalization Act
48.9%
Amendment of the popular resolution on the financial participation of the Canton of Solothurn in Aare-Tessin Aktiengesellschaft für Elektrizität, Olten
62.5%
Changes to the Cantonal School Act and the Act on Vocational Education and Training (Introduction of tuition fees for post-compulsory schooling at canton schools and outside of compulsory teaching at vocational schools)
44.7%
Amendment of the Cantonal School Act and the Act on Vocational Education and Training (Introduction of fees for attending free courses and instrumental lessons at canton schools and for attending free courses at vocational schools)
49.7%
Amendment to the Cantonal School Act (increase in teaching staff for classes in the 1st to 3rd grade of the grammar school)
68.4%
Amendment to the Primary School Act (abolition of study leave for primary school teachers)
76.7%
Change in the planning and building law (waiver of fee exemption for building land reallocations)
59.6%
Amendment of the Water Law Act (waste water and contaminated site fund)
51.1%
Amendment of the Forest Act (clarification of the clearing tax)
72.9%
Amendment of the hunting law (hunting fund / new regulation of hunting leases)
76.3%
Amendment of the law on labor courts (abolition of special compensation for presidents and actuaries of labor courts)
83.6%
07.06.1998 (n / a )
Law on the reform of the "Social Security" task
67%
Change in primary school legislation (as a result of the popular initiative for 2 years of kindergarten «two years of age»).
51.4%
1997
date
Title of the template
Proportion of yes votes
result
11/23/1997 (n / a )
Ordinance on the cadastral value
17.3%
Law on the dissolution of the Solothurn Mortgage Aid Fund