Commentaries: Art. 140

The following must be put to the vote of the People and the Cantons:
1. amendments to the Federal Constitution;
2. accession to organisations for collective security or to supranational communities;
3. emergency federal acts that are not based on a provision of the Constitution and whose term of validity exceeds one year; such federal acts must be put to the vote within one year of being passed by the Federal Assembly.
The following are submitted to a vote of the People: popular initiatives for a total revision of the Federal Constitution;
1. ¹ .
2. ² popular initiatives for a partial revision of the Federal Constitution in the form of a general proposal that have been rejected by the Federal Assembly;
3. the question of whether a total revision of the Federal Constitution should be carried out, in the event that there is disagreement between the two Councils.

Adopted by the popular vote on 9 Feb. 2003 (FedD of 4 Oct. 2002, FCD of 25 March 2003;AS 2003 1949;BBl 2001 48036080, 2002 6485, 2003 3111). Repealed in the Popular Vote on 27 Sept. 2009, with effect from 27 Sept. 2009 (FedD of 19 Dec. 2008, FCD of 1 Dec. 2009;AS 2009 6409;BBl 2008 28912907, 2009 138719). This let. in its version of FedD of 4 Oct. 2002 never came into force. ↩
Adopted by the popular vote on 27 Sept. 2009, in force since 27 Sept. 2009 (FedD of 19 Dec. 2008, FCD of 1 Dec. 2009;AS 2009 6409;BBl 2008 28912907, 2009 138719). ↩

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