E-voting Online voting and elections

In 2023, the Federal Council granted four cantons a basic licence for the trial operation of e-voting for two years. At the end of June 2025, it extended the basic licences for the successful e-voting trial operation in the cantons of Basel-Stadt, St. Gallen, Graubünden and Thurgau for a further two years. In June 2026 and September 2026, respectively, the Federal Council granted the cantons of Lucerne and Neuchâtel authorization.

It means e-voting will be possible for part of the electorate in the following cantons:

• Basel-Stadt
• St. Gallen
• Graubünden
• Thurgau
• Lucerne
• Neuchâtel

St. Gallen and Graubünden to expand trial operation

The cantons of St. Gallen and Graubünden are continually extending Swiss Post’s e-voting system to other municipalities. In the Canton of Thurgau, e-voting has been taking place in a pilot phase since 2026, with pilot municipalities available to Swiss voters for the first time.

Canton of Geneva also opts for e-voting

The Canton of Geneva also intends to offer e-voting trials in the foreseeable future.

It’s not just Swiss citizens living abroad who appreciate being able to cast their vote wherever and whenever it suits them – more and more voters resident in Switzerland are choosing this secure and verifiable voting method. The number of votes cast electronically continues to rise. Detailed key data on the use of electronic voting can be viewed at the Federal Chancellery under e-voting trials.