Popular vote · 14.06.2026Federal ballot
Amendment to the Civilian Service Act
Votes202652.5% YesNo 47.5%
Votes
Accepted
Yes
52.5% 1'690'622
No
47.5% 1'532'160
Turnout
60.0%
Ballot-weighted result across 2'117 municipalities
Result by municipality
yes share per municipalityNoYesNo result
Strongest no
BFSResult by municipality
Top 10| # | Municipality | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wachseldorn | 84.1% | BE |
| 2 | Rovray | 83.0% | VD |
| 3 | Linescio | 80.0% | TI |
| 4 | Schmitten | 79.1% | GR |
| 5 | Furna | 77.3% | GR |
| 6 | Tartegnin | 77.2% | VD |
| 7 | Lütschental | 77.1% | BE |
| 8 | Oberwil im Simmental | 75.7% | BE |
| 9 | Schangnau | 75.3% | BE |
| 10 | St. Stephan | 74.5% | BE |
Result by district
yes share per district — the district figures BFS publishes; cantons without districts stay neutralNoYesNo result
Result by district
District results as published by the FSO — top 10 yes / top 10 no| # | District | Yes share | Canton |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wahlkreis Entlebuch | 67.4% | LU |
| 2 | Bezirk Höfe | 66.9% | SZ |
| 3 | Verwaltungskreis Obersimmental-Saanen | 64.4% | BE |
| 4 | Bezirk Gäu | 64.0% | SO |
| 5 | Region Maloja | 63.5% | GR |
| 6 | Bezirk Unterklettgau | 63.4% | SH |
| 7 | Bezirk Einsiedeln | 63.3% | SZ |
| 8 | Bezirk Hinterland | 63.1% | AR |
| 9 | Bezirk Schleitheim | 63.0% | SH |
| 10 | Bezirk Thal | 62.7% | SO |
| # | Canton | Yes share | Turnout | Municipalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 67.1% | 66.0% | 5 |
| 2 | Schwyz | 63.3% | 68.0% | 30 |
| 3 | Obwalden | 63.3% | 67.1% | 7 |
| 4 | Nidwalden | 63.2% | 66.0% | 11 |
| 5 | Glarus | 62.5% | 57.8% | 3 |
| 6 | Zug | 60.2% | 67.1% | 11 |
| 7 | Thurgau | 60.1% | 62.3% | 80 |
| 8 | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 59.7% | 63.5% | 20 |
| 9 | Grisons | 59.3% | 59.9% | 100 |
| 10 | St. Gallen | 58.9% | 60.9% | 75 |
| 11 | Valais | 57.1% | 60.6% | 122 |
| 12 | Lucerne | 56.9% | 65.9% | 79 |
| 13 | Uri | 56.9% | 62.2% | 19 |
| 14 | Aargau | 56.2% | 60.8% | 196 |
| 15 | Solothurn | 54.9% | 59.9% | 104 |
| 16 | Ticino | 53.9% | 52.9% | 100 |
| 17 | Schaffhausen | 53.2% | 76.1% | 26 |
| 18 | Basel-Landschaft | 52.1% | 60.0% | 86 |
| 19 | Bern | 50.2% | 59.7% | 329 |
| 20 | Fribourg | 50.2% | 58.3% | 119 |
| 21 | Zurich | 49.8% | 62.8% | 160 |
| 22 | Vaud | 46.2% | 58.8% | 300 |
| 23 | Neuchâtel | 44.1% | 52.2% | 24 |
| 24 | Geneva | 43.8% | 59.7% | 45 |
| 25 | Jura | 39.3% | 52.1% | 51 |
| 26 | Basel-City | 38.0% | 66.9% | 3 |
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 2896Text put to the vote on Fedlex (BBl 2025 2896, German)
Source: Fedlex, BBl 2025 2896 — official text
- What was the result of the vote “Amendment to the Civilian Service Act”?
- On 14.06.2026, “Amendment to the Civilian Service Act” was accepted with 1'690'622 yes and 1'532'160 no. Turnout was 60.0%.
- How did the cantons vote on “Amendment to the Civilian Service Act”?
- The strongest yes came from Appenzell Innerrhoden (67.1%), the strongest no from Basel-City (38.0%).
- Was “Amendment to the Civilian Service Act” accepted?
- “Amendment to the Civilian Service Act” was accepted nationwide on 14.06.2026.