2018 Liechtenstein Tour de Ski referendum

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Tour de Ski Referendum
25 November 2018

Referendum on the Financing of the Tour de Ski
Results
Choice
Votes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes5,54340.69%
Light brown x.svg No8,07959.31%
Valid votes13,62299.35%
Invalid or blank votes890.65%
Total votes13,711100.00%
Registered voters/turnout20,08868.25%

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Results by municipality

A referendum on the financing of the Tour de Ski was held in Liechtenstein on 25 November 2018. [1] The proposal was rejected by 59% of voters.

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Background

On 25 September 2018 the Landtag voted by a margin of 14–11 to allocate two loans of 400,000CHF to the Liechtenstein Ski Association (LSV) to allow it to host the Tour de Ski in 2019–20 and 2020–21. [1] The measure was opposed by The Independents, who began collecting signatures for a referendum on 13 September. Under article 66 of the constitution, a referendum can be held if at least 1,000 signatures are collected within a 30-day period. By 12 October, 1,743 signatures were collected, with 1,730 deemed valid. [1]

On 16 October the government set a date for the referendum. In the meantime, the LSV was awarded the right to host the races on 28 September. [2]

Results

ChoiceVotes%
For5,54340.69
Against8,07959.31
Total13,622100.00
Valid votes13,62299.35
Invalid/blank votes890.65
Total votes13,711100.00
Registered voters/turnout20,08868.25
Source: Government of Liechtenstein

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