Initiative «Cash is Freedom»

Popular vote of Mar 8, 2026 · Popular initiative · No. 682.1Initiative populaire « Oui à une monnaie suisse libre et indépendante sous forme de pièces ou de billets (l’argent liquide, c’est la liberté) »

The proposal was rejected.

Yes share
45.6 %
Cantons
9 : 14
Turnout
55.4 %
Yes
1'381'191 (46 %)
No
1'646'845 (54 %)
Eligible voters
5'656'176

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
No
Parliament
No
Final vote, National Council
179 (91 %) : 15 (8 %), 2 (1 %) abstentions
Final vote, Council of States
44 (98 %) : 1 (2 %)
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, MCG, PdA, SVP
Recommend no
EVP, FDP, GLP, Grüne, SP, Die Mitte
Associations
Recommend no: economiesuisse, Travail.Suisse

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich227'321 (41 %)328'277 (59 %)58.1 %
Bern172'566 (43 %)228'869 (57 %)55.5 %
Lucerne64'473 (41 %)93'416 (59 %)56.8 %
Uri6'583 (50 %)6'579 (50 %)50.7 %
Schwyz34'705 (53 %)30'626 (47 %)60.7 %
Obwalden7'522 (46 %)8'990 (54 %)61.7 %
Nidwalden8'188 (42 %)11'095 (58 %)61.5 %
Glarus6'595 (49 %)6'800 (51 %)51.5 %
Zug19'247 (41 %)27'938 (59 %)60.1 %
Fribourg62'260 (53 %)55'347 (47 %)55.4 %
Solothurn42'926 (45 %)52'161 (55 %)53.0 %
Basel-Stadt22'612 (38 %)37'444 (62 %)56.6 %
Basel-Landschaft43'092 (43 %)56'328 (57 %)53.3 %
Schaffhausen18'813 (51 %)17'900 (49 %)71.9 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden10'106 (46 %)11'735 (54 %)58.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden2'977 (47 %)3'403 (53 %)52.9 %
St. Gallen82'397 (47 %)93'775 (53 %)54.0 %
Graubünden32'661 (44 %)41'536 (56 %)53.9 %
Aargau103'250 (44 %)134'066 (56 %)54.1 %
Thurgau44'073 (47 %)50'628 (53 %)54.1 %
Ticino73'482 (59 %)51'450 (41 %)58.1 %
Vaud104'706 (40 %)155'987 (60 %)56.5 %
Valais67'279 (58 %)49'516 (42 %)51.5 %
Neuchâtel32'491 (59 %)22'295 (41 %)48.7 %
Geneva74'308 (55 %)60'387 (45 %)48.8 %
Jura16'558 (62 %)10'297 (38 %)46.6 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Ausserrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Herisau2'345 (45 %)2'877 (55 %)52.5 %
Hundwil224 (65 %)122 (35 %)48.8 %
Schönengrund147 (62 %)90 (38 %)57.0 %
Schwellbrunn355 (57 %)266 (43 %)57.9 %
Stein (AR)314 (46 %)373 (54 %)63.0 %
Urnäsch563 (59 %)384 (41 %)55.3 %
Waldstatt337 (43 %)441 (57 %)57.8 %
Bühler323 (47 %)363 (53 %)58.0 %
Gais607 (44 %)768 (56 %)61.7 %
Speicher740 (37 %)1'285 (63 %)66.7 %
Teufen (AR)1'243 (39 %)1'954 (61 %)66.8 %
Trogen328 (39 %)505 (61 %)61.1 %
Grub (AR)199 (51 %)191 (49 %)59.6 %
Heiden621 (43 %)836 (57 %)58.1 %
Lutzenberg219 (98 %)5 (2 %)59.5 %
Rehetobel312 (43 %)416 (57 %)61.5 %
Reute (AR)166 (56 %)132 (44 %)58.5 %
Wald (AR)232 (57 %)172 (43 %)60.4 %
Walzenhausen429 (61 %)271 (39 %)53.8 %
Wolfhalden402 (59 %)284 (41 %)51.4 %

On the same day

Sources: Swissvotes, Federal Chancellery, Federal Statistical Office, Année politique suisse

Data: Swissvotes, the database of federal popular votes (Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; CC BY 4.0), the Federal Statistical Office and the Parliamentary Services.