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Article 68
 

Signature lists 


1 The signature list (on forms, sheets of paper or cards) that is used to collect signatures for a popular initiative must contain the following information:



  1. the canton and the political commune in which the signatory is eligible to vote;

  2. the title and text of the initiative, together with the date of its publication in the Federal Gazette;

  3. a withdrawal clause within the meaning of Article 73;

  4. reference to the fact that Any person who falsifies the result of a signature collection for a popular initiative (Art. 282 SCC) or who offers or accepts bribes in connection with a signature collection (Art. 281 SCC) commits an offence;

  5. the names and addresses of at least seven and no more than 27 authors of the initiative, all of whom must be eligible to vote (the initiative committee).


2 Article 60 paragraph 2 also applies to popular initiatives.