Claim: In the 2014 Swiss immigration initiative—a referendum aimed to limit immigration through quotas which was launched by the national conservative Swiss People’s Party—there were 5,211,426 voters wherein 2,908,406 were valid votes while 8,656 were invalid votes and 31,094 were blank votes.
Evidence: In Switzerland, the federal popular initiative "against mass immigration" (German: Eidgenössische Volksinitiative "Gegen Masseneinwanderung", French: Initiative populaire « Contre l'immigration de masse », Italian: Iniziativa popolare "Contro l'immigrazione di massa") was a referendum that aimed to limit immigration through quotas, as it had been prior to the bilateral treaties between Switzerland and the European Union (EU) launched 2002. The popular initiative was launched by the national conservative Swiss People's Party and was accepted by a majority of the electorate (50.3%, a difference of 19,526 votes) and a majority of the cantons (14.5 out of 23; 12 of 20 full cantons plus five of six half cantons) on 9 February 2014. Voters 5,211,426 Valid votes 2,908,406 Invalid 8,656 Blank votes 31,094