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1876 Swiss referendums

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Two referendums were held in Switzerland in 1876. The first was held on 23 April on the subject of distributing and cashing of banknotes, and was rejected by 61.7% of voters. The second was held on 9 July on a federal law on taxation of compensation for not serving in the military, and was rejected by 54.2% of voters.

Background

Both referendums were classed as "optional referendums",

Results

Banknotes

Choice	Votes	%
For	120,068	38.3
Against	193,253	61.7
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	313,321	100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

Military taxation

Choice	Votes	%
For	156,157	45.8
Against	184,894	54.2
Invalid/blank votes		–
Total	341,051	100
Registered voters/turnout
Source: Nohlen & Stöver

References

[[Dieter Nohlen. Nohlen, D]] & Stöver, P (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1902 {{ISBN. 9783832956097
which meant that only a majority of the public vote was required for them to pass, as opposed to the [[mandatory referendum]]s that required both a majority of voters and cantons to approve the proposals.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891

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