• Voting in Switzerland (called votation) is the process by which Swiss citizens make decisions about governance and elect officials. The history of voting...
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    Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France...
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  • was the first trial of e-voting in Switzerland. In the following years, the number of people able to use electronic voting grew as more and more cantons...
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  • Electronic voting is voting that uses electronic means to either aid or take care of casting and counting ballots. Depending on the particular implementation...
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    Different voting systems allow each voter to cast a different number of votes - only one (single voting as in First-past-the-post voting, Single non-transferable...
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  • Electronic voting by country varies and may include voting machines in polling places, centralized tallying of paper ballots, and internet voting. Many countries...
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    referendums Concordance system Constitutional conventions of Switzerland Voting in Switzerland Militia System "Political system". www.eda.admin.ch. Retrieved...
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  • decision by the Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland that women gained full voting rights in the final Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden. An earlier...
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    voting is voting in an election where ballot papers are distributed to electors (and typically returned) by post, in contrast to electors voting in person...
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  • "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system...
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  • transmission than they have. Recount Tally (voting) Electronic voting Electronic voting in Switzerland Voting machine Electoral system Ballot Election audits...
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    Compulsory voting, also called universal civic duty voting or mandatory voting, is the requirement that registered voters participate in an election....
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  • Republic, set a voting age of 18 years. The effort was, like later legislation expanding voting rights for women and impoverished whites, in part an attempt...
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    Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants...
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  • right of women to vote in elections. At the beginning of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political...
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  • Early voting, also called advance polling or pre-poll voting, is a convenience voting process by which voters in a public election can vote before a scheduled...
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  • up to two-round system of voting. In the first round of voting, candidates must obtain an absolute majority of the vote in order to be elected. If no...
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    formed in 1978, it immediately granted foreigners the right to vote. The Cantonal Constitution grants voting rights to citizens "holding Swiss nationality"...
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    transitional provisions. Swiss law Schubert Jurisprudence Switzerland as a federal state Special Provisions Referendum Voting in Switzerland Popular Initiative...
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    Capital of Switzerland: Berne Elections in Switzerland Political parties in Switzerland Swiss neutrality Taxation in Switzerland Voting in Switzerland Electronic...
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    Landsgemeinde (category Politics of Switzerland)
    of citizenship necessary for men to enter the voting area was to show their ceremonial sword or Swiss military sidearm (bayonet); this gave proof that...
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  • Active euthanasia is illegal in Switzerland (administration by a third-party), but supplying the means for dying is legal (assisted suicide), as long as...
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    During World War I and World War II, Switzerland maintained armed neutrality, and was not invaded by its neighbors, in part because of its topography, much...
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    Religion in Switzerland is predominantly Christianity. According to the national survey of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, in 2020, Christians accounted...
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  • Early voting overlaps with absentee voting. Early voting includes votes cast before the official election day(s), by mail, online or in-person at voting centers...
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    Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and – with a may-issue permit – fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens and...
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  • especially in Europe. In many countries, some subnational entities have granted voting rights to non-citizens. Other countries have granted voting rights...
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    Several referendums will be held in Switzerland during 2024. National votes were held on 3 March, and others are due to be held on 9 June, 22 September...
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    Majority voting is a system in which candidates must receive a majority of votes to be elected, either in a runoff election or final round of voting (although...
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    Suffrage (redirect from Voting right)
    making New Zealand the first nation in the world to allow women to vote. 1969 – Voting age lowered to 20. 1974 – Voting age lowered to 18. 1975 – Franchise...
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