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Popular vote · 27.09.2020Federal ballot

Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation

Votes2020
36.8% YesNo 63.2%
Votes
Rejected
Yes
36.8% 1'164'451
No
63.2% 2'003'235
Turnout
62.0%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Buseno71.1%GR
2Signy-Avenex70.5%VD
3Dully70.5%VD
4Vandœuvres69.5%GE
5Prévonloup67.1%VD
6Founex66.9%VD
7Linescio66.7%TI
8Cologny66.4%GE
9Corsier65.8%GE
10Collonge-Bellerive65.7%GE

Result by district

yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutral
NoYesNo result

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no
Ticino52.1%
Geneva50.0%
Vaud49.2%
Valais48.2%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Ticino52.1%62.7%100
2Geneva50.0%61.8%45
3Vaud49.2%64.6%300
4Valais48.2%70.0%122
5Fribourg44.0%61.7%119
6Neuchâtel42.7%58.3%24
7Jura42.2%61.2%51
8Zug38.7%65.2%11
9Grisons36.4%62.9%100
10Nidwalden35.3%65.2%11
11Lucerne34.0%63.2%79
12Basel-City33.9%66.4%3
13Zurich33.8%62.0%160
14Obwalden33.5%67.8%7
15St. Gallen32.7%61.4%75
16Schaffhausen32.5%73.8%26
17Schwyz32.1%63.7%30
18Aargau31.7%58.4%196
19Glarus31.5%54.8%3
20Basel-Landschaft31.4%59.0%86
21Thurgau31.1%60.0%80
22Uri30.3%62.1%19
23Solothurn30.3%59.1%104
24Bern29.5%60.8%328
25Appenzell Innerrhoden29.2%58.4%5
26Appenzell Ausserrhoden28.1%64.4%20

The Federal Council publishes its official explanations in German, French and Italian only; there is no English edition, and we do not translate them.

Source: Federal Council explanations (Federal Chancellery), chapter «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

What was the result of the vote “Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation”?
On 27.09.2020, “Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation” was rejected with 1'164'451 yes and 2'003'235 no. Turnout was 62.0%.
How did the cantons vote on “Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation”?
The strongest yes came from Ticino (52.1%), the strongest no from Appenzell Ausserrhoden (28.1%).
Was “Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation” accepted?
“Amendment of the Federal Act on Direct Federal Taxation” was rejected nationwide on 27.09.2020.