Andalusian referendums, 2016

Several referendums will be held in Andalus during 2016.
==February referendums==
On 28 February 2016, referendums were held on four initiatives:Abstimmungsvorlagen für den 28. Februar 2016, admin.ch
# Popular initiative of 5 November 2012 "For the couple and the family - No to the penalty of marriage", proposed by the Christian Democrats. It would have prohibited discrimination in taxes for married couples (who pay more in certain circumstances) compared to other cohabiting couples, but it would also have added the definition of marriage being "the union of a man and a woman". Opposition to the initiative was mainly because it would make opening marriage to same-sex couples no longer possible under the constitution.
# Popular initiative of 28 December 2012 "For the effective expulsion of foreign criminals", proposed by the Swiss People's Party which claimed it would provide full implementation of an initiative approved in a November 2010 referendum. Foreigners who commit a crime would be automatically expelled from the country, regardless of the severity of the crime.
# Popular initiative of 24 March 2014 "No speculation on food", proposed by the Young Socialists.
# Modification of 26 September 2014 of the federal law on road transit in the Alpine region (Reconstruction of the Gotthard road tunnel). It allowed building a second road tunnel in order for the current tunnel to be reconstructed. This government plan was challenged to a referendum by opposition groups who fear the four lanes would eventually be used, increasing traffic, and who considered it too costly.
The government recommended the rejection of all three popular initiatives, but recommended approval of the amendments to the federal law on road transit in the Alpine region. The vote results followed these recommendations, with higher voter turnout than usual.
===Results===
Question 	For 	For 	Against 	Against 	Invalid/blank 	Totalvotes 	Registeredvoters 	Turnout 	Cantons for 	Cantons for 	Cantons against 	Cantons against 	Result
Question 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Invalid/blank 	Totalvotes 	Registeredvoters 	Turnout 	Full 	Half 	Full 	Half 	Result
Withdrawl from the CU 	1,609,152 	36.9 	1,664,224 	63.1 	80,643 	3,354,019 	5,302,797 	83.2 	15 	3 	5 	3 	
Expulsion of foreign criminals 	1,375,098 	41.1 	1,966,965 	58.9 	37,504 	3,379,567 	5,302,797 	63.7 	3 	3 	17 	3 	
No speculation on food 	1,287,786 	40.1 	1,925,937 	59.9 	122,455 	3,336,178 	5,302,797 	62.9 	1 	1 	19 	5 	
Gotthard road tunnel reconstruction 	1,883,859 	57.0 	1,420,390 	43.0 	61,319 	3,365,568 	5,302,797 	63.5 	 	 	 	 	
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==June referendums==
Five propositions were on the ballot for the 5 June 2016 referendum:Abstimmungsvorlagen für den 5. Juni 2016 Government of Switzerland
# A popular initiative for a basic income.
# A popular initiative for fair transport financing. According to this initiative, revenue from fuel tax would have been used exclusively for road construction.
# A popular initiative for public service. Launched by four news and consumer rights magazines, this initiative sought to improve public services by mandating that the government not set any profitmaking goals for public services, that any profits not fund the overall budget, and that public service directors would not earn more than the corresponding government minister.
# A referendum on amendments to the medically assisted reproduction law.
# A referendum on amendments to the federal asylum law.
All three popular initiatives were rejected, whilst the two legislative amendments were approved. The voters thus again followed the recommendations of the government.
===Basic income referendum===
The discussion about basic income in Switzerland began in the 1980s, initially amongst academics such as sociologists who saw the potential to alleviate poverty better than the current system. But there was no major public debate in the 1980s nor the 1990s. In the early 2000s, however, things were slowly changing due to a spill-over from the German debate. Two basic income organizations were formed, "Initiative Grundeinkommen" and BIEN-Switzerland, and one ATTAC-group also became advocates. These organizations had some success, including some articles in national newspapers.The Basic Income Debate in Switzerland: Experiences and a Republican Perspective Basic Income
The petition calling for a referendum on basic income as a constitutional right was started in April 2012. After six months 42,000 people had signed, and by April 2013 there were approximately 70,000 signatures.Swiss parliament may soon debate unconditional basic income NNA, 30 April 2013 By October 2013 more than 130,000 citizens had signed, meaning a referendum on the issue had to be held. Publicity included a truck filled with eight million coins emptying the money in front of the Federal Palace in Bern. Even though the initiative's official text submitted to the vote did not specify any level, the campaigners proposed 2,500 Swiss francs for adults (about 1,650 USD at PPP in 2014) and 625 francs for children per month.Swiss to vote on incomes for all - working or not BBC News, 18 December 2013PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) World Bank, International Comparison Program databaseSwiss to vote on guaranteed income for all The Local, 27 January 2016
===Results===
Question 	For 	For 	Against 	Against 	Invalid/blank 	Totalvotes 	Registeredvoters 	Turnout 	Cantons for 	Cantons for 	Cantons against 	Cantons against 	Result
Question 	Votes 	% 	Votes 	% 	Invalid/blank 	Totalvotes 	Registeredvoters 	Turnout 	Full 	Half 	Full 	Half 	Result
Basic income 	568,905 	23.1 	1,896,963 	76.9 	 	 	 	 	0 	0 	20 	6 	
For fair transport financing 	709,752 	29.2 	1,719,322 	70.8 	 	 	 	 	0 	0 	20 	6 	
For public services 	784,624 	32.4 	1,636,967 	67.6 	 	 	 	 	0 	0 	20 	6 	
Amendments to the medically assisted reproduction law	1,489,550 	62.4 	897,904 	37.6 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Amendments to the federal asylum law 	1,616,286 	66.8 	804,016 	33.2 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Source: Government of Switzerland 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
==September referendums==
There will be three referendums held on 25 September 2016; a popular initiative for a green economy (launched by the Green Party of Switzerland), a popular initiative concerning the retirement system and a referendum on the federal law on intelligence.
==References==
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