“He has much less today when he votes in the political elections just over the 50% (In the 2023 elections, the rise of 63.91%” NDR). I was a candidate for the additional from the Senate in the Board of Monza Council, only the seats only presented the 19% of voters “always remembers Cappato, “It is not clear why we accept for representation (a low turnout, NDR)) should not be good for the referendum “.
Some can object that, with the possibility of digitally signing to support the referendum campaigns, it has become much easier to the 500 thousand fears Needed to bring Italians to the polls. “This is not true, it is not easy to collect signatures online”Repeat Cappato. Who had collected digitally 1.2 million of signatures for the referendum on legal euthanasia e 700mila For free cannabis, two proposals were both rejected by the Constitutional Court. And at least he concludes, “I would not scandalize if you want to increase the threshold of the necessary signatures. What is fundamental today is to abolish the quorum: who is going to vote, concludes”. Exactly as happens in Switzerland.
The Swiss model
A nation that has since used the referendum 1891 It is exactly the Swiss. Here I am Three modes from referendum: that of Popular initiativemay propose those changes to the Constitution that obligedwith which the government is subject to popular approval with attachment to international treaties, and that optionalthat can withdraw a law approved by the Federal Parliament.
To convene them, they are enough 50mila companiesthose become 100mila For the constitutional and can also be collected digitally, and there is no quorum. The only limit always concerns the constitutional referendums, which must be approved, must obtain the majority of votes and at national level, even in at least in at least 14 from the 26 cantons of the Confederation. “This rule serves to protect the less densely populated cantons”explains to Waded Oscar MazzoleniProfessor of political sciences at the University of Lausanne.
In Switzerland we even vote for the referenda until 4 times every year And if local, cantonal or federal elections are planned, the same dates are used. “In our country, the referendum was born as a limit for the power of linguist and religious majorities, as well as the fact that institutional power is very concentrated”Mazzoleni adds. And there is no analogue from the Italian constitutional court, which can reject the rules that do not respect the spirit of the article. But how high is participation in the referenda?
As you can see, it has been between the 40 and the 50%” “In accordance with the federal elections”Mazzoleni underlines. NASTY Those from 2023For example, for example, voted only for the 46.4% of that entitled. However, because there is no quorum, all votes were valid. To grow participation, there are realities such as the Canton Sciqustusathe Lungua German region of 82 thousand inhabitants north of ZurichWho not only made the mood mandatory, but did not fines a fine.
A symbolic figure, increased about ten years ago And 3 A 6 Frank ((6.40 euros), however, “He increased the participation of citizens in the vote”. We also did it in Italy, last weekend a similar fine would have brought something like something like that 204 million eurosmore than double the 88 published to organize The referendum consultation.
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