Title 4: The People and the Cantons
Chapter 2: Initiative and Referendum
< Art. 140 Mandatory referendum
> Art. 141a Implementation of international treaties
Art. 141 Optional referendum
1 If within 100 days of the official publication of the enactment any 50,000 persons eligible to vote or any eight Cantons request it, the following shall be submitted to a vote of the People:1
- a.
- federal acts;
- b.
- emergency federal acts whose term of validity exceeds one year;
- c.
- federal decrees, provided the Constitution or an act so requires;
- d.
- international treaties that:
- 1.
- are of unlimited duration and may not be terminated;
- 2.
- provide for accession to an international organisation;
- 3.2
- contain important legislative provisions or whose implementation requires the enactment of federal legislation.
1 Adopted by the popular vote on 9 Feb. 2003, in force since 1 Aug. 2003 (Federal Decree of 4 Oct. 2002, Federal Council Decree of 25 March 2003, Federal Decree of 19 June 2003 –AS 2003 1949 1953; BBl 2001 4803 6080, 2002 6485, 2003 3111 3954 3960).
2 Adopted by the popular vote on 9 Feb. 2003, in force since 1 Aug. 2003 (Federal Decree of 4 Oct. 2002, Federal Council Decree of 25 March 2003, Federal Decree of 19 June 2003 –AS 2003 1949 1953; BBl 2001 4803 6080, 2002 6485, 2003 3111 3954 3960).
3 Repealed by the popular vote on 9 Feb. 2003, with effect from 1 Aug. 2003 (Federal Decree of 4 Oct. 2002, Federal Council Decree of 25. March 2003, Federal Decree of 19 June 2003 – AS 2003 1949 1953; BBl 2001 4803 6080, 2002 6485, 2003 3111 3954 3960).
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