RTVG: No recount
The results of the RTVG referendum will not be recounted. The Federal Supreme Court has ruled that even in the case of a close vote, a recount should only be conducted if irregularities have occurred that could affect the outcome.
This was not the case in the vote on the Radio and Television Act on June 14. The Federal Supreme Court therefore dismissed four appeals by individuals from the cantons of Zurich and Basel-Landschaft in a public consultation on Wednesday. The proportion of votes in favor of the RTVA bill was 50.08%. With this ruling, the Federal Supreme Court has decided to change its practice. In 2009, following the close vote on the biometric passport, it had concluded that errors occurring per se during a count were sufficient to order a recount. In the case of the biometric passport, however, the Federal Supreme Court decided against a recount because it did not consider the result of 50.14% in favor to be close enough. (SDA)
