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Political Rights in the Swiss Confederation:
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A
- absolute majority; majority
- accumulating
- additional vote
- advance voting
- allocation of mandates; allotment of mandates
- allocation of seats; allotment of seats
B
- ballot box
- ballot paper
- ballot paper
- ballot; round of voting
- bicameral system; two chamber system
- blank ballot paper
- by-election
C
- candidate
- candidate vote; personal vote
- certificate of eligibility to vote
- consociational democracy
- constitutional referendum
- Council of States; CS
D
E
- election
- election based on proportional representation; election based on a system of proportional representation
- election based on the simple majority system; election based on the first-past-the-post system
- election to the Council of States
- election to the National Council; National Council election
- election year
- electoral commune
- electoral list; list
- electoral procedure; voting procedure
- electoral register; electoral roll
- electoral system
- electorate; the People; voters
- electorate; the People; voters
- electronic ballot paper
- electronic voting; e-voting
- eligibility for election; right to be elected
- elimination vote; run-off vote
- executive power
- exercising the right to vote
- explanatory statement; explanation from the Federal Council; explanatory pamphlet
F
- federal act; FA
- Federal Assembly; Federal Parliament; FA
- Federal Chancellery; FCh
- Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation; Swiss Federal Constitution; Federal Constitution; Cst.
- Federal Council; FC
- federal decree; FedD
- federal popular vote
- Federal Supreme Court; FSC
- free voting procedures; voting freedom; electoral and voting freedom
- fundamental right; basic right
G
I
J
L
- legislative initiative
- legislative power
- list combination
- list of candidates; candidate list
- list sub-combination
M
- magic formula
- majoritarian democracy; competitive democracy
- majority of the cantons
- majority of votes; majority; majority of voters; majority of those who vote
- mandatory referendum
- minimum voting age
- multiple candidacy
N
O
- official language
- official voting envelope; ballot envelope
- official voting papers
- optional referendum
P
- parliamentary group
- party vote
- perioda da legislatura; perioda legislativa
- petition
- political domicile
- political party; party
- political rights
- polling calendar
- polling card; voter identification card
- popular decision; decision of the People
- popular election; election by the People
- popular initiative
- popular initiative with a direct counter-proposal
- popular majority; majority of those voting
- popular referendum
- popular request
- popular vote; popular ballot
- postal voting
- President of the Swiss Confederation; President of the Confederation
- proposal submitted to the vote of the People; proposal submitted to the People
Q
R
- referendum on a state treaty
- referendum on federal matters; federal referendum; referendum
- referendum requested by the cantons
- relative majority; majority; plurality; simple majority
- report on the vote; report from the polling station
- representative democracy; indirect democracy; parliamentary democracy
- right to elect; right to vote; right to vote in elections
- right to participate in elections
- right to vote
S
- Scopo e obiettivo della procedura di corapporto
- separation of powers
- signature collection; collection of signatures
- signature list
- sovereign
- splitting the vote; vote-splitting
- substitute; replacement candidate; substitute candidate
- supplementary election
T
U
- uncompleted ballot paper
- United Federal Assembly; United Chambers of the Federal Assembly
- universal suffrage; general right to vote and be elected
V
- vote
- vote
- vote électronique; e-voting
- voter
- voter turnout
- voter; eligible voter; person eligible to vote
- voter; eligible voter; person eligible to vote in elections
- voting at the polling station
- voting by agent
- voting by persons with disabilities
- voting recommendation
- voting recommendation
W
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