A referendum on the military was held in Switzerland on 1 December 1940.[1] Voters were asked whether they approved of amending articles 103 and 104 of the federal law that detailed the organisation of the Swiss military.[1] The proposal was rejected by 55.7% of voters.[1]
The referendum was an optional referendum,[1] which only required a majority of the vote in favour, as opposed to a mandatory referendum, which required both a majority of the popular vote and majority of the cantons to be in favour.[2]
^ abcdNohlen, Dieter; Stöver, Philip (2010). Elections in Europe A Data Handbook. Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft Mbh & Company. p. 1912. ISBN978-3-8329-5609-7.
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