of 17 December 1976 (Status as of 23 October 2022)
1 Inserted by No I of the FA of 26 Sept. 2014 (National Council elections), in force since 1 Nov. 2015 (AS 2015 543; BBl 2013 9217).
Art. 7Advance voting
1 The cantons shall permit advance voting on at least two of the four days immediately prior to the polling day.
2 For the purpose of advance voting, cantonal law must provide for all or certain polling stations to be open for a specific time or that persons eligible to vote may hand over their ballot paper in a sealed envelope at a public office.
3 Where cantons provide for an extended form of advance voting, this also applies in federal votes and elections.
4 The cantons shall enact the required provisions relating to the counting of all the votes cast, the preservation of voting secrecy and the prevention of abuses.