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Should child sex offenders be permanently banned from working with children?

Should child sex offenders be permanently banned from working with children?
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VoteWorld community

  • Yes 100% (2)
  • No 0% (0)

VoteWorld community: 2

Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 63.5% (1819822)
  • No 36.5% (1044704)

Official result — Switzerland: 2864526

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/582.00. Imported: 2026-05-29.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative imposed a permanent ban on paid or voluntary work with children or vulnerable people for anyone convicted of a sexual offence against a child or dependent person. Supporters argued that permanent exclusion was necessary to protect children from repeat offenders. Opponents agreed that children needed strong protection but argued that automatic lifetime bans could be disproportionate and that courts should assess individual circumstances. Swiss voters approved the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/582.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20140518/det582.html
Vote date: 2014-05-18
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «Pedophiles must no longer be allowed to work with children»
Original German title: Initiative «Pädophile sollen nicht mehr mit Kindern arbeiten dürfen»
Swissvotes keyword/additional content: Pädophilen-Initiative
Swissvotes short-description title: Marche Blanche marschiert auch mit der zweiten Initiative durch
Original French title: Initiative «Pour que les pédophiles ne travaillent plus avec des enfants»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/2002
Department information (German): https://web.archive.org/web/20140418132627/http://www.ejpd.admin.ch/content/ejpd/de/home/dokumentation/abstimmungen/2014-05-18.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oV_llKtM3oc
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl_jJMA2NZ0
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20140518.prop_oui_582_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20140518.prop_oui_582_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis376.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis376.html