1940 Swiss military referendum

Referendum in Switzerland Switzerland 1 December 1940 Introduction of compulsory military preliminary training 345,430 434,817 17,838 1,254,578 A referendum on the military was held in Switzerland on 1 December 1940. Nohlen Dieter Stöver Philip Elections in Europe A Data Handbook 2010 Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company 978-3-8329-5609-7 1912 Voters were asked whether they approved of amending articles 103 and 104 of the federal law that detailed the organisation of the Swiss military. The proposal was rejected by 55.7% of voters. Background The referendum was an optional referendum, which only required a majority of the vote in favour, as opposed to a mandatory referendum, which required both a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons to be in favour.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 Results ChoiceVotes%For345,43044.3Against434,81755.7Blank votes14,716–Invalid votes3,122–Total798,085100Registered voters/turnout1,254,57863.6Source: Nohlen & Stöver References Politics Switzerland Category:1940 referendums Category:1940 in Switzerland Category:Referendums in Switzerland Category:Military reform referendums