A referendum on stamp duty was held in Switzerland on 13 May 1917.Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p1907 Voters were asked whether they approved of amending articles 41bis and 42 lit d of the constitution, which covered stamp duty. The proposal was approved by a majority of voters and cantons.
Background The referendum was a mandatory referendum, which required a double majority; a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons.Nohlen & Stöver, p1891 The decision of each canton was based on the vote in that canton. Full cantons counted as one vote, whilst half cantons counted as half.
Results ChoicePopular voteCantonsVotes%FullHalfTotalFor190,28853.214114.5Against167,68946.8557.5Blank votes11,994––––Invalid votes6,092––––Total376,06310019622Registered voters/turnout894,17742.1–––Source: Nohlen & Stöver
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