For the third time this year Swiss voters will decide on a series of legal changes. On the menu on September 25: animal welfare, women’s retirement age and tax breaks.
It’s part of Switzerland’s system of direct democracy to give citizens the final say on proposed changes to the constitution, legal amendments and major international treaties.
Besides the four issues at a nationwide level, votes and elections are also scheduled in more than half of the country’s 26 cantons and numerous municipalities.
To add to the panoply of issues are plans for waste reduction, boosting renewable energy, health insurance premiums, funds for building projects and reforms of the democratic systems, including a proposal to lower the voting age to 16.
