Should switching from military to civilian service require at least 150 days of civilian service?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote concerned stricter rules for people transferring from military service to civilian service. The central change required anyone who transferred to complete at least 150 days of civilian service, even if only a small number of military-service days remained. The reform also introduced stricter scheduling requirements, applied the longer service multiplier to military officers and non-commissioned officers, and restricted certain civilian-service placements. Supporters argued that too many trained soldiers were transferring late and that military service should remain the rule while civilian service remained an exception for conscientious objectors. Opponents warned that the reform would restrict freedom of conscience and reduce valuable civilian-service work in healthcare, social services and environmental projects. Swiss voters approved the reform.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/687.00
Official result data: https://ogd-static.voteinfo-app.ch/v1/ogd/sd-t-17-02-20260614-eidgAbstimmung.json
Vote date: 2026-06-14
Original Swissvotes English title: Amendment to the Civilian Service Act
Original German title: Änderung des Bundesgesetzes über den zivilen Ersatzdienst (Zivildienstgesetz, ZDG)
Original French title: Modification de la loi fédérale sur le service civil (LSC)