What was the result of the vote “Judge Initiative”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Cerentino	63.0%	TI
2	Grancia	62.6%	TI
3	Les Enfers	52.8%	JU
4	Crémines	50.2%	BE
5	Onsernone	49.3%	TI
6	Campo (Vallemaggia)	48.7%	TI
7	Castaneda	48.1%	GR
8	Fahy	48.0%	JU
9	Prévondavaux	47.2%	FR
10	Mergoscia	46.8%	TI

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

District de la Sarine FR39.2%

Distretto di Locarno TI39.1%

District des Franches-Montagnes JU38.9%

Region Moesa GR38.9%

Distretto di Vallemaggia TI38.4%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Wahlkreis Entlebuch LU78.5%

Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen BE77.3%

Region Bernina GR77.3%

District de Morges VD76.8%

District de Lavaux-Oron VD76.4%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	District de la Sarine	39.2%	FR
2	Distretto di Locarno	39.1%	TI
3	District des Franches-Montagnes	38.9%	JU
4	Region Moesa	38.9%	GR
5	Distretto di Vallemaggia	38.4%	TI
6	District de Moutier	38.4%	JU
7	District de Delémont	38.2%	JU
8	District de la Broye	37.2%	FR
9	Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt	36.9%	LU
10	Distretto di Bellinzona	36.9%	TI

How the cantons voted

yes share per municipality

This Vorlage needed a majority of the people AND a majority of the cantons. Six cantons count as a half (BV Art. 142).

0 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Jura37.6%

Ticino36.6%

Fribourg36.1%

Thurgau34.6%

Basel-City34.0%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Appenzell Innerrhoden77.8%

Vaud75.1%

Uri72.6%

Schwyz71.4%

Obwalden70.9%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Jura	37.6%	61.8%	51
2	Ticino	36.6%	60.6%	100
3	Fribourg	36.1%	65.3%	119
4	Thurgau	34.6%	70.8%	80
5	Basel-City	34.0%	70.0%	3
6	Basel-Landschaft	34.0%	67.8%	86
7	Schaffhausen	34.0%	78.4%	26
8	Grisons	33.6%	63.9%	100
9	Aargau	33.0%	66.7%	196
10	Solothurn	32.8%	67.2%	104
11	Zurich	32.7%	70.0%	160
12	Glarus	32.0%	64.8%	3
13	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	32.0%	72.4%	20
14	Lucerne	31.9%	72.4%	79
15	Neuchâtel	31.9%	61.4%	24
16	St. Gallen	31.8%	69.9%	75
17	Bern	31.7%	67.8%	329
18	Valais	31.1%	70.2%	122
19	Zug	30.1%	71.3%	11
20	Geneva	29.6%	62.3%	45
21	Nidwalden	29.5%	73.4%	11
22	Obwalden	29.1%	74.0%	7
23	Schwyz	28.6%	74.0%	30
24	Uri	27.4%	68.6%	19
25	Vaud	24.9%	67.4%	300
26	Appenzell Innerrhoden	22.2%	71.1%	5

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)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2021 1490

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2021 1490, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2021 1490 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Judge Initiative”?: On 28.11.2021, “Judge Initiative” was rejected with 1'094'989 yes and 2'335'148 no. Turnout was 67.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Judge Initiative”?: The strongest yes came from Jura (37.6%), the strongest no from Appenzell Innerrhoden (22.2%).
Was “Judge Initiative” accepted?: “Judge Initiative” was rejected nationwide on 28.11.2021.