What was the result of the vote “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage”?

#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Mex	93.4%	VD
2	Lutzenberg	92.3%	AR
3	Centovalli	82.4%	TI
4	Horrenbach-Buchen	81.0%	BE
5	Linescio	76.9%	TI
6	Ederswiler	76.7%	JU
7	Wachseldorn	76.4%	BE
8	Unteriberg	75.4%	SZ
9	Alpthal	74.0%	SZ
10	Campo (Vallemaggia)	73.3%	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).

2 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

BFS

Jura52.4%

BFS

Vaud70.5%

Zug65.7%

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Ticino	52.6%	60.0%	100
2	Jura	52.4%	47.9%	51
3	Valais	49.1%	54.9%	122
4	Neuchâtel	48.6%	51.0%	24
5	Schwyz	46.1%	60.2%	30
6	Fribourg	44.7%	57.7%	119
7	Uri	43.2%	50.0%	19
8	Glarus	42.2%	51.3%	3
9	Schaffhausen	41.8%	74.0%	26
10	Appenzell Innerrhoden	40.6%	53.7%	5
11	Thurgau	40.2%	57.1%	80
12	St. Gallen	39.8%	56.0%	75
13	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	39.6%	58.5%	20
14	Obwalden	39.2%	62.3%	7
15	Solothurn	38.7%	54.7%	104
16	Grisons	37.8%	54.6%	100
17	Geneva	37.4%	57.5%	45
18	Aargau	37.0%	55.6%	196
19	Nidwalden	36.8%	61.7%	11
20	Basel-Landschaft	36.7%	54.8%	86
21	Bern	35.2%	54.6%	329
22	Zug	34.3%	60.5%	11
23	Lucerne	33.9%	58.4%	79
24	Zurich	32.6%	61.2%	160
25	Vaud	29.5%	64.0%	300
26	Basel-City	29.3%	62.7%	3

What was the result of the vote “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage”?: On 08.03.2026, “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage” was rejected with 1'098'341 yes and 1'841'208 no. Turnout was 57.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage”?: The strongest yes came from Ticino (52.6%), the strongest no from Basel-City (29.3%).
Was “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage” accepted?: “Bargeldinitiative und Gegenvorschlag: Stichfrage” was rejected nationwide on 08.03.2026.