What was the result of the vote “Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding Question”?

#	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

Result by district

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

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by district

BFS

Bezirk Gersau SZ69.8%

Distretto di Blenio TI58.2%

Distretto di Riviera TI57.1%

District de Moutier JU55.7%

District de Monthey VS55.0%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Zürich ZH75.6%

District de Lausanne VD74.6%

Bezirk Solothurn SO73.9%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU73.5%

District de Lavaux-Oron VD73.0%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Gersau	69.8%	SZ
2	Distretto di Blenio	58.2%	TI
3	Distretto di Riviera	57.1%	TI
4	District de Moutier	55.7%	JU
5	District de Monthey	55.0%	VS
6	Region Moesa	55.0%	GR
7	Distretto di Leventina	54.8%	TI
8	District de Porrentruy	54.7%	JU
9	District d'Hérens	54.6%	VS
10	District de Saint-Maurice	54.2%	VS

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

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Ticino52.6%

Jura52.4%

Valais49.1%

Neuchâtel48.6%

Schwyz46.1%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City70.7%

Vaud70.5%

Zurich67.4%

Lucerne66.1%

Zug65.7%

Result by canton

#	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

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 «Stichfrage» · Federal Council explanations (PDF, German)

Frequently asked questions

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