Amendment to the Civilian Service Act

Popular vote of Jun 14, 2026 · Optional referendum · No. 687Modification de la loi fédérale sur le service civil (LSC)

The people accepted the proposal.

Yes share
52.5 %
Turnout
58.3 %
Yes
1'690'622 (52 %)
No
1'532'160 (48 %)
Eligible voters
5'669'113

What was voted on

Recommendations

Federal Council
Yes
Parliament
Yes
Final vote, National Council
120 (61 %) : 76 (39 %)
Final vote, Council of States
33 (75 %) : 10 (23 %), 1 (2 %) abstention
Recommend yes
SD, EDU, FDP, MCG, SVP, Die Mitte
Recommend no
EVP, GLP, Grüne, PdA, SP
Associations
Recommend yes: economiesuisse, Arbeitgeberverband, GewerbeverbandRecommend no: GewerkschaftsbundFree vote: Bauernverband

By canton

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AreaYesNoTurnout
Zurich288'081 (50 %)290'313 (50 %)60.1 %
Bern219'894 (50 %)218'236 (50 %)59.9 %
Lucerne101'685 (57 %)77'097 (43 %)63.1 %
Uri9'335 (57 %)7'059 (43 %)61.6 %
Schwyz45'649 (63 %)26'520 (37 %)66.6 %
Obwalden11'520 (63 %)6'681 (37 %)66.9 %
Nidwalden12'952 (63 %)7'536 (37 %)65.2 %
Glarus9'383 (62 %)5'631 (38 %)57.7 %
Zug31'708 (60 %)20'996 (40 %)66.5 %
Fribourg60'721 (50 %)60'331 (50 %)56.2 %
Solothurn57'758 (55 %)47'495 (45 %)58.0 %
Basel-Stadt26'062 (38 %)42'557 (62 %)61.5 %
Basel-Landschaft56'397 (52 %)51'866 (48 %)58.0 %
Schaffhausen20'090 (53 %)17'692 (47 %)73.7 %
Appenzell Ausserrhoden14'472 (60 %)9'759 (40 %)62.4 %
Appenzell Innerrhoden5'224 (67 %)2'563 (33 %)64.0 %
St. Gallen114'042 (59 %)79'585 (41 %)58.6 %
Graubünden47'855 (59 %)32'876 (41 %)57.9 %
Aargau146'127 (56 %)113'951 (44 %)58.7 %
Thurgau62'728 (60 %)41'588 (40 %)58.9 %
Ticino59'642 (54 %)51'089 (46 %)50.3 %
Vaud116'873 (46 %)136'038 (54 %)53.5 %
Valais73'883 (57 %)55'521 (43 %)56.7 %
Neuchâtel24'931 (44 %)31'660 (56 %)50.1 %
Geneva62'115 (44 %)79'745 (56 %)51.6 %
Jura11'495 (39 %)17'775 (61 %)50.3 %

Municipalities in Appenzell Ausserrhoden

AreaYesNoTurnout
Herisau3'405 (60 %)2'240 (40 %)55.8 %
Hundwil312 (68 %)147 (32 %)62.4 %
Schönengrund193 (70 %)84 (30 %)67.6 %
Schwellbrunn507 (66 %)258 (34 %)65.7 %
Stein (AR)486 (66 %)254 (34 %)67.5 %
Urnäsch767 (68 %)361 (32 %)66.1 %
Waldstatt572 (66 %)300 (34 %)64.3 %
Bühler442 (60 %)299 (40 %)60.7 %
Gais880 (59 %)606 (41 %)65.3 %
Speicher1'160 (56 %)926 (44 %)66.8 %
Teufen (AR)2'088 (63 %)1'235 (37 %)67.3 %
Trogen401 (43 %)524 (57 %)66.5 %
Grub (AR)259 (59 %)182 (41 %)65.2 %
Heiden925 (56 %)730 (44 %)61.8 %
Lutzenberg310 (55 %)249 (45 %)63.7 %
Rehetobel420 (50 %)412 (50 %)67.0 %
Reute (AR)183 (58 %)133 (42 %)60.4 %
Wald (AR)217 (56 %)172 (44 %)57.6 %
Walzenhausen484 (60 %)318 (40 %)60.3 %
Wolfhalden461 (58 %)329 (42 %)58.7 %

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.