Published on 27 June 2019

e-Voting: Federal Council to reframe trial phase and delay introduction as a regular voting channel

Bern, 27.6.2019 - At its meeting on 26 June, the Federal Council decided to provisionally forgo introducing electronic voting into regular operation. In the consultation on the planned amendment to the Political Rights Act, the majority of respondents generally expressed support for e-voting, but considered its introduction into regular operation to be premature. In addition, the Federal Council commissioned the Federal Chancellery to amend the general conditions for future trials.