Should citizens have stronger rights to challenge government decisions through referendums?

This vote was about strengthening citizens’ direct democratic rights by making it easier to use referendums and popular initiatives to influence federal decisions. Supporters argued that the reform would give citizens greater control over government and improve democratic participation. Opponents argued that it could lead to more frequent votes, greater complexity, and slower decision-making.

The proposal was approved by Swiss voters.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/493.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-referenden-und-weitere-erlasse?voteNumber=493
Vote date: 2003-02-09
Original Swissvotes English title: Bundesbeschluss über die Änderung der Volksrechte
Original German title: Bundesbeschluss über die Änderung der Volksrechte
Swissvotes short-description title: Ein klares Ja zum moderaten Ausbau der Volksrechte
Original French title: Révision des droits populaires
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/4157
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20030209.prop_oui_493_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20030209.prop_oui_493_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-referendums-et-autres-actes?voteNumber=493