Code of conduct for Swiss signature collection receives support

The code of conduct presented by the Federal Chancellery for collecting signatures for initiatives and referendums has met with a positive response. It is intended to put a stop to the forgeries that have become known as "signature scam". +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The responses from the 56 participants in the consultation will now be incorporated into the drafting of the definitive code, the Federal Chancellery said on Thursday. The aim is to establish good practice in the collection of signatures, which was developed at four round tables with Federal Chancellor Viktor Rossi. Almost all cantons as well as political parties, umbrella organisations of municipalities and cities, business associations, initiative committees, collection organisations and other stakeholders responded to the consultation. According to the Federal Chancellery, the evaluation showed that two-thirds of respondents were in favour of the principle of voluntary and legally ...