2026 Swiss referendums

2026 Swiss referendums

Several referendums will be held in Switzerland during 2026, with national votes on 8 March, 14 June, 27 September, and 29 November. ^[1]

March referendums

Four referendums will be held on 8 March 2026: Initiatives on cash, public broadcasting, a climate fund and individual taxation. ^{[2] [3]}

The voters wil be asked on whether to cap the annual licence fee for the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation at 200 francs while exempting other companies from the levy, whether to introduce individual taxation requiring married couples to file separate tax returns, whether to create a federal climate fund, and whether to protect cash in the constitution by guaranteeing that coins and banknotes remain in circulation. ^[2]

References

1. "Votes for the next 20 years". Federal Chancellery (in French). Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
2. "Swiss voters to decide on four issues in March 2026". Le News. 7 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
3. "Swiss to vote on tax and license fee initiatives in March". SWI swissinfo.ch. 5 November 2025. Retrieved 28 November 2025.