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Should police be allowed to restrict people suspected of posing a terrorist threat?

Should police be allowed to restrict people suspected of posing a terrorist threat?
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  • Yes 0% (0)
  • No 0% (0)

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Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 56.6% (1811795)
  • No 43.4% (1390383)

Official result — Switzerland: 3202178

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/645.00. Imported: 2026-05-30.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This vote concerned preventive police powers against people considered to pose a terrorist threat, even when they had not committed an offence. Authorities could impose reporting duties, contact, location and travel bans and, in the most serious cases, court-approved house arrest. Supporters argued that police needed tools to stop attacks before they happened. Opponents argued that the definition of a terrorist threat was too broad and that restrictions based on predicted future behaviour threatened due process, human rights and children's rights. Swiss voters approved the law.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/645.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20210613/can645.html
Vote date: 2021-06-13
Original Swissvotes English title: Act on police measures to combat terrorism
Original German title: Gesetz über polizeiliche Massnahmen gegen Terrorismus
Swissvotes short-description title: Nach Anschlägen in Europa: Ja zu schärferer Terrorbekämpfung
Original French title: Loi sur les mesures policières contre le terrorisme
Official English explanatory information: http://web.archive.org/web/20210526010724/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20210613/federal-act-on-police-measures-to-combat-terrorism.html
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20210603185900/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20210613/bundesgesetz-uber-polizeiliche-massnahmen-zur-bekampfung-von-terrorismus.html
Official French explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002043/https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/votations/20210613/loi-federale-sur-les-mesures-policieres-de-lutte-contre-le-terrorisme.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/59211
Department information (German): http://web.archive.org/web/20210607145202/https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/de/home/themen/abstimmungen/terrorismusbekaempfung.html
Department information (French): http://web.archive.org/web/20210514135806/https://www.ejpd.admin.ch/ejpd/fr/home/themes/abstimmungen/terrorismusbekaempfung.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MJvdUCNkPc
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxYECpBsPy4
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20210613.prop_oui_645_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20210613.prop_oui_645_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/rf/cr/2018/20183810.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/rf/cr/2018/20183810.html