A recount is also planned in the canton of Lucerne
A complaint in the canton of Lucerne is also demanding that the federal vote on the Radio and TV Act (RTVA) be recounted. A voting rights complaint had already been received by the cantonal chancellery of Baselland on Tuesday.
"I can confirm that the canton of Lucerne has received a voting complaint in this matter," said Andreas Töns from the State Chancellery on Wednesday at the request of the SDA news agency. It is unclear who submitted the complaint. It is a private individual, he said. It remains to be seen what concrete effect the two voting rights complaints will have. According to the State Chancellery of Baselland, various legal issues still need to be clarified before the government council can make a decision. It is also still unclear whether the Federal Supreme Court has received any complaints regarding the outcome of the vote. The new RTVA was adopted on Sunday by an extremely narrow margin of just 0.14% or 3174 votes. In the canton of Lucerne, 502 votes tipped the scales in favor of a no vote. In the canton of Baselland, on the other hand, the result was much clearer: 45.8 percent in favor compared to 54.2 percent against; the difference was 6658 votes. (SDA)
