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Popular vote · 27.09.2020Federal ballot

Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act

Votes2020
60.3% YesNo 39.7%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
60.3% 1'933'310
No
39.7% 1'270'705
Turnout
62.2%

Ballot-weighted result across 2'116 municipalities

Result by municipality

yes share per municipality
NoYesNo result
#MunicipalityYes shareCanton
1Sergey95.7%VD
2Mauraz92.9%VD
3Saint-Saphorin90.4%VD
4Chavannes-le-Veyron88.3%VD
5Ferreyres87.1%VD
6Lausanne86.5%VD
7Duillier86.4%VD
8Denens86.2%VD
9Etagnières86.1%VD
10Lussy-sur-Morges85.9%VD

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
Vaud81.6%
Geneva79.4%
Jura74.3%
#CantonYes shareTurnoutMunicipalities
1Vaud81.6%64.7%300
2Geneva79.4%61.8%45
3Jura74.3%61.5%51
4Neuchâtel73.6%58.3%24
5Basel-City71.6%66.4%3
6Fribourg67.8%61.9%119
7Ticino67.3%62.8%100
8Zurich61.7%62.3%160
9Valais60.5%70.1%122
10Basel-Landschaft58.9%59.1%86
11Bern56.8%60.8%328
12Schaffhausen56.3%74.0%26
13Aargau53.3%58.6%196
14Zug52.9%65.4%11
15Solothurn52.4%59.1%104
16Lucerne51.9%63.5%79
17Grisons51.8%63.6%100
18St. Gallen49.2%61.8%75
19Thurgau49.2%60.2%80
20Appenzell Ausserrhoden45.6%64.7%20
21Glarus43.3%54.9%3
22Uri43.0%62.8%19
23Nidwalden42.9%65.4%11
24Schwyz42.0%64.1%30
25Obwalden41.8%67.9%7
26Appenzell Innerrhoden34.7%58.7%5

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 Loss of Earnings Compensation Act”?
On 27.09.2020, “Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act” was accepted with 1'933'310 yes and 1'270'705 no. Turnout was 62.2%.
How did the cantons vote on “Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act”?
The strongest yes came from Vaud (81.6%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (34.7%).
Was “Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act” accepted?
“Amendment of the Loss of Earnings Compensation Act” was accepted nationwide on 27.09.2020.