Switzerland

Ladner, A. (2022). Switzerland: Low turnout but no second-order elections. In A. Gendźwiłł, U. Kjaer, & K. Steyvers (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Local Elections and Voting in Europe (pp. 174-184). London: Routledge.

  • Region: The Rhinelandic States
  • Local elections: non-simultaneous
  • Electoral code:
    The electoral legislation is dispersed and can be found in cantonal laws (cantonal constitutions, cantonal laws on municipalities, cantonal laws on political rights, voting and elections):
  • Electoral data:
  • Country expert: Andreas Ladner