What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Kammersrohr	79.0%	SO
2	Bedretto	70.0%	TI
3	Saas-Balen	66.8%	VS
4	Corseaux	65.3%	VD
5	Buseno	62.5%	GR
6	Ferrera	55.6%	GR
7	Turtmann-Unterems	55.5%	VS
8	Kippel	55.5%	VS
9	Lax	55.5%	VS
10	Feldbrunnen-St. Niklaus	55.4%	SO

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Region Bernina GR48.7%

Distretto di Riviera TI47.9%

Bezirk Visp VS47.1%

Distretto di Blenio TI45.9%

Distretto di Leventina TI45.8%

Strongest no by district

BFS

District de Lausanne VD76.6%

District de l'Ouest lausannois VD72.6%

Bezirk Schleitheim SH72.0%

Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois BE71.4%

District du Jura-Nord vaudois VD71.2%

Result by district

District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Region Bernina	48.7%	GR
2	Distretto di Riviera	47.9%	TI
3	Bezirk Visp	47.1%	VS
4	Distretto di Blenio	45.9%	TI
5	Distretto di Leventina	45.8%	TI
6	Bezirk Raron	45.7%	VS
7	Bezirk Goms	45.2%	VS
8	Distretto di Lugano	45.2%	TI
9	Distretto di Bellinzona	44.5%	TI
10	Region Maloja	44.4%	GR

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Ticino44.2%

Zug41.0%

Nidwalden40.4%

Valais40.0%

Obwalden39.9%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City70.7%

Vaud70.0%

Geneva69.4%

Neuchâtel68.6%

Schaffhausen68.4%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Ticino	44.2%	46.7%	100
2	Zug	41.0%	59.5%	11
3	Nidwalden	40.4%	55.0%	11
4	Valais	40.0%	66.1%	122
5	Obwalden	39.9%	53.8%	7
6	Solothurn	39.8%	52.7%	104
7	Lucerne	39.6%	52.2%	79
8	Appenzell Innerrhoden	38.9%	46.0%	5
9	Grisons	38.3%	45.3%	100
10	St. Gallen	38.0%	48.6%	75
11	Fribourg	37.8%	57.4%	119
12	Aargau	37.7%	49.1%	196
13	Schwyz	36.3%	53.6%	30
14	Thurgau	36.3%	50.3%	80
15	Uri	36.2%	43.3%	19
16	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	36.2%	51.6%	20
17	Zurich	35.4%	53.7%	160
18	Glarus	35.1%	46.4%	3
19	Basel-Landschaft	33.5%	48.8%	86
20	Bern	33.3%	47.6%	329
21	Jura	33.0%	45.7%	51
22	Schaffhausen	31.6%	71.3%	26
23	Neuchâtel	31.4%	48.3%	24
24	Geneva	30.6%	59.9%	45
25	Vaud	30.0%	63.2%	300
26	Basel-City	29.3%	61.1%	3

Federal Council explanations

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)

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)”?: On 07.03.2021, “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)” was rejected with 984'574 yes and 1'778'196 no. Turnout was 53.1%.
How did the cantons vote on “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)”?: The strongest yes came from Ticino (44.2%), the strongest no from Basel-City (29.3%).
Was “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)” accepted?: “Federal Act on Electronic Identification Services (e-ID Act)” was rejected nationwide on 07.03.2021.