Should people with sincere moral objections to military service be allowed to perform civilian service instead?

Switzerland voted on whether people with genuine conscientious objections to military service should be allowed to perform civilian service instead. Supporters argued this would respect freedom of conscience while still requiring service to society. Opponents believed it could weaken military readiness and encourage more people to avoid military service. Voters rejected the initiative

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/318.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=318
Vote date: 1984-02-26
Original Swissvotes English title: Zivildienst-Initiative
Original German title: Zivildienst-Initiative
Swissvotes short-description title: Offiziere machen erfolgreich gegen den Zivildienst mobil
Original French title: Initiative pour le service civil
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/12147
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp19840226.prop_oui_318_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp19840226.prop_oui_318_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=318