Fourteen referendums were held in Switzerland in 1978. The first four were held on 26 February on a popular initiative "for more co-decisions of the Federal Assembly and the People on national road making" (rejected), an amendment to the federal law on aged and bereaved insurance (approved), a popular initiative to lower the retirement age (rejected) and amending the article on the economic cycle in the Swiss Federal Constitution (approved). The next five referendums were held on 28 May on a law on time (rejected), an amendment to the tariff law (approved), a new federal law banning abortion (rejected), a federal law on promoting research and universities (rejected) and a popular initiative "for 12 Sundays a year free from motor vehicles" (rejected).
A tenth referendum was held on 24 September on creating a new canton named Jura, which was approved. The final set of referendums were held on 3 December on a resolution on dairy farming (approved), an animal protection law (approved), a federal law on security (rejected) and a federal law on vocational education (approved).
Results
February: Popular initiative on road making
February: Amendment to the federal law on aged and bereaved insurance
February: Lowering the retirement age
February: Constitutional amendment on the economic cycle
May: Law on time
May: Amendment to the tariff law
May: Federal law banning abortion
May: Federal law promoting research and universities
May: Popular initiative on 12 car-free Sundays a year
September: Creation of Jura canton
December: Dairy farming
December: Animal protection law
December: Federal law on security
December: Federal law on vocational education and training
References
1978 referendums
1978 in Switzerland
Referendums in Switzerland
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