Restrictions in relation to the individuals who can sign the proposal

FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OF THE SWISSCONFEDERATION

(Adopted1999; last amended 2013)

http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/c101.html

Title 4: The People and the Cantons

Chapter 2: Initiative and Referendum

Art. 138 Popular initiative requestingthe complete revision of the Federal Constitution

(1) Any 100,000 persons eligible to vote may within 18 months ofthe official publication of their initiative propose a complete revision of theFederal Constitution.

(2) This proposal must be submitted to a vote ofthe People.

Art. 139 Popular initiative requestinga partial revision of the Federal Constitution in specific terms

(1) Any 100,000 persons eligible to vote may within 18 months ofthe official publication of their initiative request a partial revision of theFederal Constitution.

(4) If the Federal Assembly is in agreement withan initiative in the form of a general proposal, it shall draft the partial revisionon the basis of the initiative and submit it to the vote of the People and theCantons. If the Federal Assembly rejects the initiative, it shall submit it toa vote of the People; the People shall decide whether the initiative should beadopted. If they vote in favour, the Federal Assembly shall draft thecorresponding bill.

(5) An initiative in the form of a specificdraft shall be submitted to the vote of the People and the Cantons…

Art. 141 Optional referendum

If within 100 days of the official publicationof the enactment any 50,000 persons eligible to vote or any eight Cantons request it, the followingshall be submitted to a vote of the People…

ORDINANCE ONPOLITICAL RIGHTS

(Adopted 1978; last amended 2012)

http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19780105/index.html

4. Abschnitt: Referendum

Art. 19 Stimmrechtsbescheinigung

(1) Die Stimmrechtsbescheinigung wird erteilt,wenn der Unterzeichner am Tag, an dem die Unterschriftenliste zur Bescheinigungeingereicht wird, imStimmregister eingetragen ist.

5. Abschnitt: Volksinitiative

Art. 26 Erg?nzende Bestimmungen

Der 4. Abschnitt dieser Verordnung gilt f?r die Volksinitiative sinngem?ss.

FEDERAL ACT ONPOLITICAL RIGHTS

(Adopted 1976; last amended 2009)

http://www.admin.ch/ch/e/rs/161_1/index.html

Title 4: TheReferendum

Chapter 2: TheOptional Referendum

Section 2: ThePopular Referendum

Art. 62 Certificateof eligibility to vote

(1) The signature lists must besent in good time prior to the expiry of the referendum period to the office that is responsibleunder cantonal law for the issuing of certificates of eligibility to vote.

(2) The office certifiesthat the signatories in the communes stated in the signature list are eligibleto vote on federal matters, and returns thesignature lists to their senders without delay.

Title 5: The Popular Initiative

Art. 70 Further provisions

Theprovisions laid down for referendums relating to signatures (Art. 61), the certificate of eligibilityto vote (Art. 62) and the refusal of a certificate of eligibility tovote (Art. 63) apply by analogy to popular initiatives.