Annex
List of subjects of federal votes relating to foreigners or the right of asylum
Type(2)
Participation
(%)
Blank
YES
NO
YES
(%)(3)
Accepted
(A)
Rejected
(R)
Federal Act on Foreign Nationals
Opt.
…
…
…
…
68.0
A
24.09.2006
Amendment of the Asylum Act
Opt.
…
…
…
…
67.8
A
*
26.09.2004
Federal decree on ordinary naturalization and on
facilitated naturalization for young second-generation
foreigners
Obl.
53.8
20 188
1 106 529 1 452 453
43.2
R
5 1/2
15 5/2
511
26.09.2004
Federal decree on the acquisition of citizenship by
third-generation foreigners
Obl.
53.8
18 214
1 238 912 1 322 587
48.4
R
6 1/2
14 5/2
491
24.11.2002
Popular initiative “against abuses of the right of
asylum”
I.
47.9
62 974
1 119 342 1 123 550
49.9
R
19 2/2
17 4/2
455
13.06.1999
Federal decree on emergency measures in the field of
asylum and foreigners (AMU)
Opt.
45.6
68 695
1 447 984
595 908
70.8
A
454
13.06.1999
Asylum Act (LAsi)
Opt.
45.6
66 156
1 443 137
601 389
70.6
A
432
01.12.1996
Popular initiative “against clandestine immigration”
I.
46.7
28 657
982 867 1 138 301
46.3
R
10 2/2
10 4/2
424
25.06.1995
Federal act on the acquisition of real estate
by persons abroad (LFAIE), amendment of
7 October 1994
Opt.
40.3
48 577
834 673
962 702
46.4
R
417
04.12.1994
Federal act on coercive measures with regard to the
law relating to foreign nationals of 18 March 1994
Opt.
44.0
42 333
1 435 040
533 297
72.9
A
355
04.12.1988
Popular initiative “to limit immigration”
I.
52.8
23 752
731 929 1 506 492
32.7
R
345
05.04.1987
Federal Act on the Temporary and Permanent
Residence of foreigners, amendment of 20 June 1986
Opt.
42.2
73 532
1 122 027
585 460
65.7
A
344
05.04.1987
Asylum Act, amendment of 20 June 1986
Opt.
42.4
35 021
1 180 082
572 330
67.3
A
320
20.05.1984
Popular initiative “against the selling off of national
land”
I.
42.5
25 824
837 997
874 954
48.9
R
7 3/2
13 3/2
315
04.12.1983
Federal decree facilitating certain types of
naturalizations of 24 June 1983
Obl.
35.9
21 687
644 669
793 253
44.8
R
4 2/2
16 4/2
310
06.06.1982
Act on Foreign Nationals (LETr) of 19 June 1981
Opt.
35.2
34 425
680 404
690 268
49.6
R
No. of
vote(1)
Date
524 p
24.09.2006
525 p
510
Subject
Cantons
Cantons
accepting (4) rejecting (4)
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