#	Municipality	Yes share	Canton
1	Lutzenberg	97.8%	AR
2	Signau	88.1%	BE
3	Campo (Vallemaggia)	86.7%	TI
4	Horrenbach-Buchen	85.2%	BE
5	Santa Maria in Calanca	82.5%	GR
6	Riemenstalden	81.8%	SZ
7	Innerthal	81.7%	SZ
8	Eschert	81.7%	BE
9	Wachseldorn	81.3%	BE
10	Unteriberg	80.9%	SZ

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 SZ77.7%

District de Moutier JU66.3%

Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois BE65.5%

District de Monthey VS65.4%

Distretto di Riviera TI65.3%

Strongest no by district

BFS

Bezirk Solothurn SO66.9%

Bezirk Zürich ZH66.8%

Wahlkreis Luzern-Stadt LU66.2%

Verwaltungskreis Bern-Mittelland BE64.9%

District de Lavaux-Oron VD63.4%

Result by district

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

#	District	Yes share	Canton
1	Bezirk Gersau	77.7%	SZ
2	District de Moutier	66.3%	JU
3	Arrondissement administratif Jura bernois	65.5%	BE
4	District de Monthey	65.4%	VS
5	Distretto di Riviera	65.3%	TI
6	Distretto di Blenio	64.5%	TI
7	District de Saint-Maurice	64.3%	VS
8	District de Conthey	63.9%	VS
9	District de Porrentruy	63.7%	JU
10	District d'Hérens	63.3%	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).

9 of 23 cantons — Rejected

NoYesNo result

Strongest yes by canton

BFS

Jura61.7%

Neuchâtel59.3%

Ticino58.8%

Valais57.6%

Geneva55.2%

Strongest no by canton

BFS

Basel-City62.3%

Vaud59.8%

Zug59.2%

Lucerne59.2%

Zurich59.1%

Result by canton

#	Canton	Yes share	Turnout	Municipalities
1	Jura	61.7%	47.9%	51
2	Neuchâtel	59.3%	51.0%	24
3	Ticino	58.8%	60.0%	100
4	Valais	57.6%	54.9%	122
5	Geneva	55.2%	57.5%	45
6	Schwyz	53.1%	60.2%	30
7	Fribourg	52.9%	57.7%	119
8	Schaffhausen	51.2%	74.0%	26
9	Uri	50.0%	50.0%	19
10	Glarus	49.2%	51.3%	3
11	St. Gallen	46.8%	56.0%	75
12	Appenzell Innerrhoden	46.7%	53.7%	5
13	Thurgau	46.5%	57.1%	80
14	Appenzell Ausserrhoden	46.3%	58.5%	20
15	Obwalden	45.6%	62.3%	7
16	Solothurn	45.1%	54.7%	104
17	Grisons	44.0%	54.6%	100
18	Aargau	43.5%	55.6%	196
19	Basel-Landschaft	43.3%	54.8%	86
20	Bern	43.0%	54.6%	329
21	Nidwalden	42.5%	61.7%	11
22	Zurich	40.9%	61.2%	160
23	Lucerne	40.8%	58.4%	79
24	Zug	40.8%	60.5%	11
25	Vaud	40.2%	64.0%	300
26	Basel-City	37.7%	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 «In Kürze» · Official page (German)

Text put to the vote

BBl 2025 2886

Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2025 2886, German)

Source: Fedlex, BBl 2025 2886 — official text

Frequently asked questions

What was the result of the vote “Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'”?: On 08.03.2026, “Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'” was rejected with 1'381'191 yes and 1'646'845 no. Turnout was 57.4%.
How did the cantons vote on “Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'”?: The strongest yes came from Jura (61.7%), the strongest no from Basel-City (37.7%).
Was “Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'” accepted?: “Popular Initiative 'Yes to an independent and free Swiss currency with coins or banknotes (Cash is freedom)'” was rejected nationwide on 08.03.2026.