Which individuals/positions may be subject to the recall?

“If [an] initiative asks for the total revision of the constitution and the initiative is approved, Article 193.3 further states: ‘If the People vote for a total revision, new elections shall be held to both Chambers.’ The new chambers of the parliament then have the responsibility to draft the new constitution which will then be subject of [sic] a vote again. For organizations interested in pushing for concrete policy proposals it makes little sense to ask for a total revision of the constitution because they cannot propose amendments themselves. This explains why the initiative asking for a total revision has never been invoked so far. Theoretically, this form could also be used to dissolve the parliament. Because there is always a time lag of several years between launching an initiative and the actual vote, followed by a time lag to organize an election, this does not make much sense either, given that elections take place every four years in any case.” (p. 23)

Georg Lutz, “Switzerland: Citizens’ Initiatives as a Measure to Control the Political Agenda,” in Maija Set?l? and Theo Schiller, eds.: Citizens’ Initiatives in Europe: Procedures and Consequences of Agenda-Setting by Citizens. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Regional & Local level: In some cantons (Bern, Luzern, Uri, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Thurgau), a specific number of signatures has to be collected to put the recall of the entire legislature to a public vote. In some cantons (Bern, Uri, Solothurn, Schaffhausen and Ticino), the same applies with regard to the executive. Generally, only the entire legislature or executive may be recalled on the cantonal level (although this is a matter of cantonal, not federal law). Voters in Uri may demand, and vote on, the recall of 'any authority.’ This includes the legislature and executive as well as the canton's representatives in the federal senate. In theory, this would also apply to courts, which raises questions about judicial independence.

The Constitutions of Bern and Uri are cited here as an example.

FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OF THE SWISSCONFEDERATION

(Adopted1999; last amended 2013)

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

Title 6: Revision of theFederal Constitution and Transitional Provisions

Chapter 1: Revision

Art. 193 Total Revision

(3) If the People vote for a total revision, newelections shall be held to both Chambers.

CONSTITUTION OF THE CANTON OF BERN

(Adopted1993; last amended 2009)

http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19930146/index.html

4.2 Wahlen

Art. 57Ausserordentliche Gesamterneuerung

(1)30 000 Stimmberechtigte k?nnen jederzeit die Gesamterneuerung des GrossenRates oder des Regierungsrates verlangen. Die neu gew?hlte Beh?rde beendet dieAmtsdauer der abtretenden Beh?rde.

(2) DasBegehren ist innert drei Monaten nach Einreichung der Volksabstimmung zuunterbreiten. Stimmt das Volk zu, so sind unverz?glich Neuwahlen anzuordnen.

CONSTITUTION OF THECANTON OF URI

(Adopted 1984; last amended 2011)

http://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/19840256/index.html

4. Kapitel:Politische Rechte und Pflichten

3. Abschnitt:Volksabstimmungen

Art. 24 Obligatorische Volksabstimmung des Kantons

Der kantonalen Volksabstimmungunterliegen...

g.kantonale Volksinitiativen, welche die Abberufung einer Beh?rde verlangen.